Figures that the dairy challenge would arrive shortly after I learned that I am lactose intolerant. More on this later, but for now I'll share my diary-free, one-ingredient banana ice cream "recipe."

  INGREDIENTS:
  Bananas (frozen)

  PREPARATION:
  Blend.

  SERVES:
  One per banana.

This is a way to deal with old bananas without making banana bread. Bag and freeze them, then chuck them in the blender. That's it.

I broke them in half to get them to fit better, but still had to smash them down. Might help to chop them into smaller pieces first. The result is surprisingly creamy and very sweet, with more than a hint of banana flavor.

The main attraction here is that it's the only dish I know that requires only one ingredient, and it's still pretty tasty. The fussiest household member required chocolate ice cream, so I tried adding some brown paint.

While the words "chocolate ice cream" are normally a sufficient bribe to extract any desired behavior, this concoction was barely tasted before being rejected as a fraud. It was, actually, kind of gross. I enjoyed about half of the plain variety and met my potassium requirements for the month.

For those, like me, with particular sensitivities, I provide this list of ingredients.