When I was sleep - deprived and almost delirious, my sweet hubby would take a couple
of ice cube trays filled with pumped milk, stick it in the freezer, and head out to the living room to sleep on the floor with our precious son.
I definitely freeze it and then pop it out
of the ice cube trays as I need it, as you describe.
Because the texture will be shards of ice, and it's a pain in the ass to get out
of ice cube trays as they won't be completely solid.
For example, you could use different shapes
of ice cube trays to get differently shaped chocolates.
You are a GENIUS for thinking
of the ice cube tray idea!!
Stir together the sugar, coconut fiber and milk powder and divide equally into 6 wells
of an ice cube tray.
I measure out one tablespoon of the mixture into each slot
of the ice cube tray so that I already know what the measurement is for recipes.
Run the back
of the ice cube tray under hot water before trying to remove the popsicles and devouring
Once frozen, I take the butter out
of the ice cube tray and store it in a zip lock bag.
Add this to empty areas
of your ice cube tray (or continue using your ice cream maker after removing the vanilla portion).
I have a clever method of storing chipotles - I put a single chile in each space
of an ice cube tray, top off with sauce, and freeze, and then store the cubes in a zip - top bag.
Place a mixture of marshmallows, peanut butter, or caramels in the center
of each ice cube tray compartment on top of the melted chocolate.
Also, they were incredibly sticky, and near impossible to get out
of the ice cube tray whole.
One more thing about your Romesco, you can spoon about 2 tablespoons into each section
of an ice cube tray, freeze for about an hour, then turn out into a zipclose bag and keep frozen for 3 months.
Let the dark chocolate cool before dividing the mixture evenly between the nine cavities
of your ice cube tray.
On each side
of the ice cube tray you'll find convenient handles that help you to easily remove the baby food once frozen.
I pureed his food and sectioned the puree into the individual compartments
of an ice cube tray - so they would be «convenient» later.
Just place 1 or 2 fresh leaves of basil or mint in each square
of your ice cube tray before freezing.
You are a GENIUS for thinking
of the ice cube tray idea!!
Place berries — all one type or an assortment --- in each compartment
of the ice cube tray and top with water or clear fruit juice.
Not exact matches
Removing individual
cubes is so easy because
of the material and how they're individually slotted into the
ice cube tray.
In fact, there are
ice cube trays for many
of your favorite characters including Wonder Woman, Mickey Mouse, Spider - Man, Hello Kitty, and even Homer Simpson.
It is simple to push individual
ice cubes out
of the flexible silicone
tray while leaving the others intact.
Novelty or gimmick
ice cube trays have become increasingly popular in recent years, likely because they are a relatively inexpensive way to add a blast
of fun to a special occasion.
Have you ever heard
of the quick soft serve
ice cream technique, where you freeze coconut milk in
ice cube trays and then blend the
cubes with fruit, sweetener, etc. into into a perfectly spoonable frozen treat?
We can get tortillas here, and to have our «breakfast portions»
of roasted peppers handy, we roast and peel those Big Jims, Sandias etc. that we grow, chop them up and freeze them in
ice -
cube trays.
Grind the
cubed papaya with seeds in a mini food processor; place about 1 tablespoon
of papaya paste per slot in an
ice -
cube tray and freeze them.
I've read you can save whole leaves
of basil in the freezer, so we have washed and prepped some to test out this winter (http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/food/preserving-basil) and will also just blend up some leaves with the oil and freeze in
ice cube trays to defrost and add the vinegar later and top a winter salad.
If you do use the tomato paste, please know that you can pre-measure the rest
of the can by tablespoons into an
ice cube tray and freeze them, then store them in a freezer bag to take out one by one as you need them in the future.
To make use
of whatever pesto you don't use right away, pour it into an
ice cube tray, freeze, and then store in a Ziploc bag for portioned - out pesto for when you need it!
I make a big batch
of it and freeze it in
ice cube trays so I always have it on hand:)
The Joy
of Baking website also suggest freezing egg whites in
ice cube trays for up to a month, though I have never tried that.
I also often find myself using half cans
of the stuff here and there so into an
ice cube tray it goes.
I didn't use all
of the pesto and froze some in
ice cube trays for later.
I have also found a good solution in to melt it and pour it into a silcone
ice cube tray and then pop them out when they reset and use it like a bar
of soap.
It will stay fresh for 3 or 4 days in the fridge, but I like to freeze mine in
ice cube trays and mason jars
of various sizes to keep it super fresh.
I actually had leftover fresh herbs from making the video above, so I made a second batch
of the pesto, poured it into my silicone
ice cube tray (as I show you how to do on my Kitchen Gadgets video) and froze the pesto.
In the book Healing Smoothies, Daniella Chace shares the nifty tip
of brewing green tea and freezing it in
ice cube trays.
For my pot
of soup, some
of which can be frozen too, popped in
ice cube trays for easy access to soup for kiddie meals, I used around 600g
of butternut squash, I did weigh it for the benefit
of this blog post but usually I just use a medium Butternut Squash.
I portioned most
of it in a standard
ice cube tray, froze it, and then stored the frozen sweet potato
cubes in plastic resealable baggies.
A lot
of times I make more than enough smoothie, so I just freeze the extra in an
ice cube tray and use them for another day!
Did you know you can blend all the ingredients ahead
of time, put that in
ice cube trays, and then reblend when you want nice cream!
6 pounds medium cucumbers 1 1/2 cups sliced onions 2 large garlic cloves, left whole 1/3 cup canning salt 2
trays of ice cubes or crushed
ice 4 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seed 2 tablespoons mustard seed 3 cups white vinegar
Here is a great way
of using muffin tins or
ice cube trays for simple and convenient storage, ready for individual use.
Your pictures
of the pesto (especially in the
ice cube tray) made me so hungry for a dish
of pasta with pesto sauce.
Have you ever heard
of the quick soft serve
ice cream technique, where you freeze coconut milk in
ice cube trays and then blend the
cubes with fruit, sweetener, etc. into into a perfectly spoonable...
2 cups cold coffee (try different flavors for a twist) 1
tray of coffee
ice cubes 1/2 whole milk (or coffee creamer — especially flavored!)
Whenever I open a can
of chickpeas I freeze the aquafaba in an
ice cube tray to make mayo later.
To do it, place chopped herbs in an
ice cube tray, then top up the wells with a bit
of neutral oil like canola or light olive oil.
Ahem, anyway, the way I was going to start this post: I don't plan ahead much, but I do often have individual servings
of pesto in the freezer (
ice cube trays ftw).