Many of my recipes have come from a chef, cooking instructor, and author David Lebovitz. He is the author of an amazing homemade ice cream cook book called The Perfect Scoop. You can also view his awesome blog HERE. You can also see him on the Paris episode of Bizarre Foods making his Bacon and…
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French-Style Ice Cream: A Custard Tutorial
French-style ice cream, also known as custard, is my favorite kind to make. It is creamy, rich, smooth and thick. Why? Because it uses egg yolks, which emulsify the ice cream. This means the fat in the ice cream blends better with the other ingredients, because of the egg yolks (if I remember correctly from…
Mango Passion Fruit Gelato
This was the first thing I made with my ice cream maker. It definitely wasn’t traditional gelato, but it was still yummy. It was very fruity. Very yummy. For best results, I suggest putting it in the freezer for about 45 minutes before churning in the ice cream maker. Ingredients: 1 C. sugar 1 C….
AUGUST: ICE CREAM MONTH!!!
A couple weeks ago I got an ice cream maker. I have basically gone out of control. I have already made tons of amazing ice creams. I decided to share them all over the month of August. I plan to share custard based recipes, Philadelphia style recipes, sherbets, granitas, cones, stir-ins, etc…. To start off…
One-Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Butter Cream
I am sad to say that I must discontinue the Muffin of the Week.I will still try to post a few muffins here and there, but I am just too busy to keep it up. My husband and I are getting ready to move again and for a week or two we will be at…
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
This soup was delicious and really easy to make. It only makes enough for about 2 or 3 people, depending on how much you eat. If you are cooking for a larger amount of people, double it. Ingredients: 1 medium bunch of broccoli, coarsely chopped (4 cups) 5 tsp. cornstarch 1-1/2 C. milk 1 C….
White Bean Dip
This is a very tasty little dip. It is easy and healthy. A great snack for taco night or a party. Ingredients: 1/4 C. soft bread crumbs 2 TBSP. water 1 can white kidney beans or Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained 1/4 C. slivered almonds 2 TBSP. lemon juice 2 TBSP. olive oil…
How to Cut a Mango
Mangos are delicious, but they can be kind of intimidating to cut because they have a large pit in the center. If you know a trick or two, they can actually be very easy to work with. Picking out a great Mango Look for Mangoes that are: football shaped and plump heavy for its size…
Cornbread Muffins with Cheese and Chives
There are surprisingly tons of savory muffin recipes out there. I think they all look amazing, but I chose this one because I thought it would be a good partner for the Chili I made. It really fancied up my lame dinner of canned Chili. We all have those days right; Where canned Chili is…
