Summer is time for....frozen watermelon?!

Finally! I am home from all my summer conferences...and now I have a couple of weeks before I have another major commitment for my time. YAY! I am so excited to have a little bit of down time. I apologize for my lack of blogging. I thought I would do such a good job this summer. Sorry everyone. I have seen several family members the past month or so, which has been nice. Kathy's family did an amazing job of helping us turn the den into a guest room. Thanks guys! We are still working on decorating and organizing. I'll try to post some pictures when it is finished. We did not have a regular 4th of July, but we did end the day with a BBQ and the fireworks display. Manti did a great job this year with the fireworks. The temple in the background was stunning!
One fun item we had for our dinner (and I also made one down in Cedar with Janette's family) was a frozen treat...a watermelon! I got the idea from a Celebrations cookbook. All it is is that you take lime sherbert, pineapple sherbert, and raspberry sherbert and a few mini chocolate chips and mold them into a watermelon half. I changed the recipe slightly. It was super fun to make and it was fun to serve to my family. Here is what I did when I made it the first time:
Soften 1 pint of Key Lime Pie ice cream (Ben and Jerry's). This is not green however, so once softened, add several drops of green food coloring and stir. Line a medium-sized metal bowl with plastic wrap. Spread a layer of ice cream inside the bowl on the plastic wrap. (This will be the outer layer, the rind). Refreeze for a couple of hours until hard. Soften 1 pint vanilla frozen yogurt (Haagen Daz has a delicious fat free variety). Spread a layer on top of the green layer to form the white part of the rind. Refreeze for a couple of hours. Soften 2 pints of raspberry sorbet or sherbert. Stir in mini chocolate chips for seeds. Spoon into the center of the bowl, filling it completely. Smooth top and add a layer of plastic wrap. Refreeze for several hours or overnight. About 5 minutes before serving remove from bowl onto serving plate. (A kitchen towel run through hot water rubbed over metal bowl works wonders!) Cut into wedges using knives that have been in a glass of hot water. Serve immediately.
This is fun for family reunions and any special occasion. My niece, Tory helped me make the one for her family. I did not get any pictures, but if I make it again this summer, I will take pictures and post them.
Well, it is getting late. It is still hot. I miss the rain and cool weather!
Goodnight everyone! Keep posting and I will as well.