ice-bowls ~ nice bowls...

It all started a few months back...while I was on the treadmill.

I flipped through channels until I found one that caught my attention...

an ice-bowl tutorial.

And before I could forget...

I went out and picked my edible flowers and tried my hand at making an ice-bowl.

Here's how it is done.

Find two large bowls that nest nicely inside each other.

Scatter a good handful of blooms in the larger bowl...and then fill it part way with water.

Place the smaller bowl inside the larger one.

Fill the smaller bowl with ice-cubes to weigh it down...

and tape the bowls together to keep them in place.

Freeze the mold overnight.

Use a little warm water to un-mold the ice-bowl.

If you are not planning to use it immediately...

wrap tightly and freeze until the opportune moment arrives!

My bowl was made months ago...

and was almost forgotten in the freezer.

I have a good friend that I only see only very occasionally...

and I invited her for lunch the other day.

The 'almost forgotten' salad bowl came to mind...

and I fixed us a 'girlfriend salad' for lunch.

Mixed greens, chopped red onion, peach slices, fresh blueberries and caramelized pecans...

topped with poppy seed dressing.

And several hours later...the leftover salad was still crisp and cold...

while the bowl was only half the size!

(I should mention that the salad bowl needs to be placed on a 'saucer' that will catch the melting ice.)

And once again, Karen and I were caught up on the goings-on in our lives.

While I was in the ice-bowl-making-mode...

I tried the same method for making a bucket to keep the beverages cold.

I used lemons, limes and mint leaves.

Simple and fun...
you might want to try it!