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The iceblock obsession continues around here with recipe testing (me) and taste testing (children + friends.)

This latest batch was requested by Tom, who remembers eating pina colada pops when his family lived in Australia for a year when he was 10 years old. But he'd not seen them anywhere since. So I made these by whisking together equal parts coconut cream and pineapple juice. They're quite delicious: creamy and juicy at the same time.

The first photo above is a page in this beautiful old book that caught my eye. A tree filled with small birds of the palest blue and yellow, I wish we had one of those in our garden.

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27 responses to “palest yellow”

  1. Amy V Avatar
    Amy V

    I am sooo trying this! I have some iceblock moulds on the way. 🙂

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  2. anissa Avatar
    anissa

    ooo…i like the sound of that pina colada pop. Thanks for the inspiration. x

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  3. Deb Avatar
    Deb

    Sounds Yummy! I must try it.

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  4. Angela Avatar
    Angela

    Yum! We made some the other day with a blended can each of mango and coconut cream, they were lovely. Where did you get the moulds from Mel? I’ve been on the lookout for these but can’t seem to find them anywhere? xx

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  5. Mijk Avatar
    Mijk

    While I read your post I was watering this samen cute birds pimpelmeesjes in Duchâtelet in my garden… it almost cured my enge for warm weather…

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  6. Angela Avatar
    Angela

    erm, just read your older post…Etsy it is 😉

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  7. Nin Avatar
    Nin

    An awesome combination for an iceblock in anyone’s book – creamy and juicy ummmmm

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  8. Sandy Snowden Avatar
    Sandy Snowden

    In reality the birds – Blue Tits – aren’t that pale
    http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/b/bluetit/index.aspx We have some at our feeder in the backgarden. I think it is the Great Tits who are nesting in our box though.
    I will have to mention pinapple/coconut to my DH when summer comes. We have an ice cream machine. at the moment we are back to freezing and cold winds.
    Sandy in the UK

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  9. Margie Avatar
    Margie

    Very yummy

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  10. paper friday Avatar
    paper friday

    Oh delicious, I love anything with coconut. We have a few of those birds in our freezing garden at the moment looking for things to eat! We like to leave them a few crusts to help them along.

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  11. Neža Avatar
    Neža

    Oh the blue tits!
    They are delightful little creatures, very lively and chirpy, but also a little smaller and have a bit more gentleness than big tits. They’ve been visiting my garden for months as this winter was very tough with lots of snow and we are helping them with generous amounts of sunflower seeds which they love.
    Come spring and summer they will remain around here much less visible in the green foliage but we know they are munching on the insects in the gardens and orchards…
    You can see one of them in action here:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpzQTxf3HbE
    I think you would like them!
    Love,
    Neža

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  12. Katherine | Gathered Heart Avatar
    Katherine | Gathered Heart

    Those look delicious, and so easy! I’ve never heard of coconut cream here in the states… what’s the consistency? Is it something like coconut milk?

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  13. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    sweet as… actually it was ebay- good luck!

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  14. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    lovely, mijk!

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  15. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    thanks sandy, i’ve never seen one in real life, and i guess the page in my book may be a bit faded. 😉

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  16. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    thank you, n, beautiful!

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  17. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    hi katherin,
    coconut cream is similar to the milk but is just a bit thicker, and creamier. the cream is made by blending the coconut flesh and milk, rather than just the milk from inside. hope that makes sense!

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  18. Marieke Avatar
    Marieke

    Don’t you just love that book? When our children were born we made cards using images from it, from the month in which they were born. So that book has a special place in my heart. It’s just utterly romantic, I guess 🙂

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  19. Matariki Avatar
    Matariki

    Where did you get the book? I pondered over buying a very similar looking book at Quilters Bookshop on Ghuznee st but ended up getting “The Flowers of Shakespeare” instead.

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  20. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    kia ora matariki, i actually found this copy in a newtown opshop for $2!

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  21. Mary Avatar
    Mary

    As part of our OE in Asia I lived on smoothies 1/2 coconut and 1/2 pineapple, all the whilst trying to convince myself of their inherent healthiness but with the hunch I was missing something. I’ll never know for sure … but months later when I made a batch of Edmonds choc chip biscuits and took the obligatory lick of condensed milk…it all fell into place. Just wondering if your lot would enjoy such a minor corruption to the recipe!

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  22. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    sounds brilliant, mary, thank you for the tip! we are partial to a spot of CM now and then, will try it out 🙂

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  23. rachelle Avatar
    rachelle

    Hi M
    During feijoa season you must try making ice blocks from them if you can find some spare. Peel, then stew them up like you would apples, add lots of sugar and freeze. Omgee! My faves.

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  24. rachelle Avatar
    rachelle

    My grandmother would make preserves and use the juice to make me ice blocks. Old skool as. x

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  25. Maria Avatar
    Maria

    Pina Colada pops/iceblocks…I’d never heard of those before. The only Pina Coladas I know are very alcoholic drinks :-). Your homemade ones sound lovely and refreshing!

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  26. margie Avatar
    margie

    it has been such a blessing to watch your beautiful girl grow .

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  27. NinnyNoodleNoo Avatar
    NinnyNoodleNoo

    If that’s the book I think it is (Diary of an Edwardian Country Lady) I found it a little strange reading it as I know the area she writes about (I’m from not far from there and as a teen hung out around there) and how much it has changed since then!

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