Making ice cream from scratch is a bucket-list item on many home chefs’ lists. Mastering ice cream is a rewarding culinary experience that opens the door to infinite flavor combinations you won’t find in the grocery store.
Cool off this summer with homemade ice cream sandwiches: homemade strawberry cheesecake ice cream, sandwiched between two thin brownie sheets. After one of the snowiest winters EVER, we are now in one of the hottest summers ever. We don’t usually get an official heat wave until later in the summer, but we already had one…
As I mentioned last week, it felt like the summer was getting away from me, and I hadn’t really had the opportunity to take the fresh summer produce and do something with it besides snack on it. I visited the Frecon Farms stand at the local farmers’ market, and bought lots of blueberries and peaches….
When I was pregnant with Liam, I joined a website for pregnant women, mostly for the chat forums. They had a separate board for each month of due dates (January 2011, February 2011, etc.). We shared a bit online, then started a private Facebook group, where we felt more comfortable sharing more private information. We…
Homemade egg nog is easy to churn into egg nog ice cream, a delicious Christmas treat. It’s here: Week 12 of 12 Weeks of Christmas Treats, hosted by Meal Planning Magic. I hope you’ve enjoyed the posts, and found some new treats to try this Christmas. I’m sad to see the link-up end, but to…
July is National Ice Cream month, so of course I had to celebrate with some homemade ice cream! But, oh, what recipe to choose?? I will never pass up flavors like chocolate chip cookie dough, chocolate peanut butter cup, or even straight-up chocolate. But lately, I’ve been craving a flavor that I “made” at a…
White technically not “chocolate,” because it doesn’t contain any cocoa solids, I love the taste of white chocolate. This ice cream recipe, from a chef at the culinary school I attended, is delicious on its own, but would also make a delicious base when swirled with add-ins like spiced pumpkin butter, chocolate fudge, pretzel bits,…
In the new apartment, I have a TON more counterspace, and a full-sized fridge and freezer! I wouldn’t call the fridge in my last place “mini,” but once you put three packages of meat, and a few boxes of frozen veggies in there, it was full. Well, this new freezer lets us stock up on…