I was never a fan of big birthday celebrations, especially if it was mine. It all seems a bit self-indulgent, although everyone needs to self-indulgence once in awhile. I just don’t feel like it should be done on my birthday. It’s not like I accomplished a huge feat by being born. If anything, my mom should be the one getting my birthday gifts.
That being said, my plans for a low-key birthday kind of backfired on me. I decided not to do a celebratory night with all my friends. Then I realized it was a bad idea when all my good friends then wanted to have separate dinners. So, what could have been accomplished in one night turned out into dozens of lunches and dinners. Don’t get me wrong; I love my friends and am glad they want to celebrate but it was just…
Next year, I’ll just go with the social norm and get it all over with in one night because these separate “let me take you out for dinner” was a bit too much.
Anyway, I’m writing this post to gush about an indispensable kitchen “appliance”. Zoku.
My brother and his girlfriend gave me an early birthday gift before leaving for vacation to Aruba. Anyone who knows me knows that I have an unhealthy obsession with popsicles. Come to think of it I love almost all foods on a stick. Anyway, it’s the Zoku popsicle maker and I used it for the first time today and it’s great. It yields smooth evenly flavored popsicles in 7 minutes. Believe me, I’ve tried popsicle molds and although it makes delicious popsicles it’s never quite the same; too hard popsicles and cumbersome to use.
Zoku makes popsicles that are firm but tender. And because it’s not sitting over-night in the freezer you don’t end up with a very sugary tip and unflavored, watery, rock-hard portion on the top end of the popsicle.
tang popsicles
tang popsicle with grape juice center: yes, layers are possible! WIN!
