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31 Dec 2008
Yes, you read that correct. Champagne sorbet. Elise over at www.elise.com has a great recipe for it.
Champagne Sorbet Recipe
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups sparkling wine or champagne
1 cup white granulated sugar
1 Tbsp light corn syrup
1 teaspoon of lemon and or grapefruit zest
1 1/2 cups fresh grapefruit juice
1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice (Meyer if you have access to them)
Method
1 Put champagne, sugar, corn syrup, and zest into a saucepan. Bring to a vigorous boil so that the sugar completely dissolves, remove from heat.
2 Strain into a stainless steel bowl (will help cool down faster), add ... {Tags: champagne, sorbet} {More...}
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15 Dec 2008
Have you received any fruit cakes this year? If so, here's a great use for them (besides regifting!).
Fruit Cake Ice Cream Ingredients
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup cream
1 1/2 Tbs brandy
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup finely chopped fruit cake
2 1/2 Tbs finely chopped almonds
Fruit Cake Ice Cream Method
In a large bowl beat eggs and sugar together. In a saucepan bring milk and cream to simmering point. Pour onto the eggs in a slow steady stream beating constantly and continuing to beat until the mixture is very thick and light. Stir in the chopped almonds then fold in the fruit cake ... {Tags: fruit cake} {More...}
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11 Dec 2008
I recently sent my friend in Indiana an early Christmas present -- an ice cream maker! She wants to make strawberry ice cream in it tonight and was asking me for some pointers. Here's a great recipe from Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Book:
Fresh Strawberry Ice-Cream
sweet cream base
2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups heavy cream (or whipping cream)
1 cup milk
strawberries
1 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced
1/3 cup sugar
juice from 1/2 lemon
zest from 1 lemon (optional)
Combine strawberries, lemon juice/zest, and 1/3 cup sugar. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Once strawberries have refrigerated, prepare the sweet cream base. Whisk eggs in a ... {Tags: strawberry} {More...}
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03 Dec 2008
Peppermint has a long standing tradition of being helpful for relieving stomach ailments. I, myself, have recently invested in a few boxes of peppermint tea to finally get some control over my years of tummy troubles. I'm not a big tea drinker, so I'm always on the lookout for alternative ways to use things.
Here's a great recipe for Chocolate Mint ice cream from The Happy Gelateria using peppermint tea & cashew nuts instead of dairy.
Ingredients:
* 1 cup of cashew nuts, soaked for 4 hours and then drained and rinsed .
* 1/2 - 1 cup of strong peppermint tea (brewed by ... {Tags: chocolate, peppermint} {More...}
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02 Dec 2008
I don't know how many of you have visited your local Starbucks lately, but they have this "new" flavor of hot cocoa called Salted Caramel. I found a nice copy cat recipe for the salted caramel hot cocoa drink yesterday and it reminded me of the great recipe I found for salted caramel ice cream.
vs.
The short non-fat no-whip salted caramel hot chocolate from Starbucks packs a whopping 270 calories! Which would you rather have? A bowl of ice cream or a small glass of hot chocolate? {Tags: caramel, hot chocolate} {More...}
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01 Dec 2008
In honor of Cyber Monday, we're offering free shipping on ALL orders December 1st & 2nd!
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