Tasty Tropical Treats

By popular request here are some of my favorite island recipes, many born out of an over-abundance of tropical fruits from the retreat's orchard. They are all pretty easy and quick, plus super tasty...

Avocado Papaya Ice Cream:

• 4 medium avocados
• 1 extra large papaya or two regular papayas
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 cups half & half
• 2 tablespoons honey

Take all of these and ingredients and swirl them around in a blender for a bit. It will be pretty viscous (don't you love that word?) and then throw it all in an ice cream freezer for a while. It's really that easy.

Mango Coconut Ice Cream:

• 4 large mangoes (I prefer red mangoes)
• 2 cans of coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon honey

Same deal: blend it all together and throw it in the ice cream maker. You also can just put it in the freezer and whip it every couple of hours to keep the ice crystals from forming.

Avocado Chocolate Chip Cookies:
I know this sounds weird, but seriously, you don't even taste the avo. I recently did some avocado harvesting from the orchard and came back with 10 gallons. This of course led to the question, "What the hell do you do with 100 avocados?" I got some really interesting suggestions on Facebook including "edible Playdoh," and "a bathtub body mask." But this is by far the best one. And I totally love the food porn pictures on this awesome food blog, London Foodie in NY. Click here for the recipe.