Spinach "Ice Cream"

My friend Rachel is a genius.

For months I have been trying to figure out how to get C to eat his spinach. When he was a wee one, it was pureed in the many recipes I made for him. However, once he needed to attempt spinach in its whole form, he would gag and throw the rest of it across the table.

Last week, in a blog entry, my friend Rachel wrote about what she and her son have been up to recently. As she detailed their many adventures, she added a tale about their time in the kitchen making spinach "ice cream," which her son adores.

I quickly sent her a text message asking for the recipe. Here it is. It's absurd how easy this is. And C ate THREE HELPINGS. Amen. Hallelujah. Praise be to the greens.

You need:

1 frozen banana, cut into chunks before freezing
1 handful of frozen spinach
milk

Throw the banana and spinach into the blender. Turn it on. Slowly add milk until it starts mixing about. Stop when it's combined. Don't over mix so it has that great soft ice cream texture. Serve to the most reluctant toddler.