Comments on: Leftover Love: Bananas http://rekindled.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/03/leftover-love-bananas/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Stu http://rekindled.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/03/leftover-love-bananas/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Stu Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:41:46 +0000 http://rekindled.co.uk/blog/?p=60#comment-153 May I suggest a fond favourite in our house for a saturday evening? We call them Banana Russians...effectively it's a banana twist on the "White Russian" cocktail. I don't know if you like a tipple, but if you do this is particularly lovely... In a blender add 2 parts kahlua to 1 part vodka, 5/6 parts milk and a banana. Add some ice cubes and then gently blend with a couple of blasts (enough to break up the cubes and mush the banana) Enjoy! May I suggest a fond favourite in our house for a saturday evening? We call them Banana Russians…effectively it’s a banana twist on the “White Russian” cocktail. I don’t know if you like a tipple, but if you do this is particularly lovely…

In a blender add 2 parts kahlua to 1 part vodka, 5/6 parts milk and a banana. Add some ice cubes and then gently blend with a couple of blasts (enough to break up the cubes and mush the banana)

Enjoy!

]]> By: rekindled http://rekindled.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/03/leftover-love-bananas/comment-page-1/#comment-80 rekindled Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:11:45 +0000 http://rekindled.co.uk/blog/?p=60#comment-80 Thank you, Sarah, for pointing this out! I just assumed that because bananas come from so far away that they must be flown in, but in fact you are correct. They are transported in refrigerated ships. So bananas are not quite as bad as I thought, in terms of fuel consumption/carbon emissions. Hurrah! However, my point still remains that it is silly to transport something over such a long distance only to throw it away. Thank you, Sarah, for pointing this out! I just assumed that because bananas come from so far away that they must be flown in, but in fact you are correct. They are transported in refrigerated ships. So bananas are not quite as bad as I thought, in terms of fuel consumption/carbon emissions. Hurrah!

However, my point still remains that it is silly to transport something over such a long distance only to throw it away.

]]> By: Sarah Woodall http://rekindled.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/03/leftover-love-bananas/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Sarah Woodall Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:27:59 +0000 http://rekindled.co.uk/blog/?p=60#comment-77 Nice ideas. One minor quibble: I thought bananas made the journey here slowly -- in a banana boat, ripening as they travel, not using much fuel. Don't they? I hope it's true, because I try to avoid flown-in food, and I love bananas. Nice ideas. One minor quibble: I thought bananas made the journey here slowly — in a banana boat, ripening as they travel, not using much fuel. Don’t they? I hope it’s true, because I try to avoid flown-in food, and I love bananas.

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