I hear that the weather has been unseasonably warm (even "balmy") at home in California so I thought it might be a good moment to share my new snack.
Bali is not like home. Here, I can't pop over to Berkeley Natural Grocery and pick up some healthy quick afterschool snacks for the kids. I have had to get creative.
In the past month, Lilah and Otis have snacked on kilos of roasted peanuts, plenty of taro chips, and even some delicious freshly baked bread from a bakery nearby. I did roast my own chickpeas, though no surprise... the real hit with the kids has been these fresh fruit popsicles. I was looking for recipes on how to use lemongrass and I came upon this adorable idea for using lemongrass as popsicle sticks. I was inspired!
Most kids (and I guess adults too) are suckers for a fun presentation of food. Yes, the kids dig slices of fresh juicy melon, but they beamed when they saw the ice pops.
Really, any fruit can be transformed into popsicles - pear, apple, berry, lemon, banana, whatever happens to be in season.
