What's for Dinner, Tues., Aug. 22, 2023

[NJCher]

5. they have those smoothie bowls

at some takeout place here devoted to that sort of thing. I've bought a few here and there but they are e-x-p-e-n-s-i-v-e. Yours sounds perfect for a hot night. I've had dragonfruit alone (not in a smoothie) and it seems kind of mild in taste, unlike something with a tang to it like raspberry.

Playa Bowls! Just thought of it. There are lots of good ideas for smoothie bowls at their web site:

https://www.playabowls.com/menu/

So glad you reminded me of this. This is such a perfect answer for super-hot days. I think it would take a bit of organization to pull it off like the ones on the menu, but it would be so worth it.

on edit:

I found this, which I think is interesting (about the base of the bowl):

it seems that the coconut base is made of raw coconut(coconut shavings?), banana, agave, and coconut milk. I would assume it’s blended with ice.

In my experience the key is to freeze the bananas - that is what will enable the proper texture. Also if you want to get fancy there is this stuff called "young coconut" that is bought fresh and even better to use than shavings, but it's a pain to work with.