Gluten Free Vanilla Mint Ice Cream

This mint ice cream is so amazing that it doesn't even need any chocolate.  It tastes so much better than store bought mint ice cream!!

Ingredients:
2 cups vanilla ice cream
large handful of fresh mint leaves, washed and stems removed

Instructions:
Put the mint leaves and ice cream in your food processor, and pulse until it starts to come together.  You will have to stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl frequently.  When it starts to mix well, turn the food processor on high and let it spin for about 20-30 seconds...until it is completely smooth and combined.  Serve immediately, or store in the freezer.

Notes:  This is kind of cheating because I didn't make the actual ice cream....but when you serve this, feel free to announce that you "made it" because technically you did.  Its very impressive at a dinner party, served alongside tiny flourless chocolate cakes.

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Gluten Free Vanilla Berry Kale Smoothie

Ingredients:
Kale, washed and torn into pieces, stems removed
1/2 large banana
Berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, etc)
1 large scoop vanilla gelato (or ice cream)

Instructions:
Fill half of a large dinner plate with kale.  Fill the remaining half of the plate with a large scoop of vanilla gelato and the fruit.   Dump everything into a blender and puree until smooth.  It makes one martini glass full (or one sippy cup....about 8 oz).

Notes: 
I am trying to sneak kale into my son's diet.  This is attempt #1, and honestly, I could just stop right here and make this forever.  Don't be fooled by the blah color....it is amazing!   The thing that surprised me most was how much food was on the plate to start with, vs. the small quantity of smoothie that we ended up with.  I plan to make this over and over again, probably changing up the recipe a little each time.  You can really use whatever you have on hand.  Next time I am going to try chocolate....

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