Using Snow to Make Ice Cream

Recipes: 1 Comment; 28 Jan 2009 Here we are again, in the midst of yet another snow storm. They're only predicting 8-12" inches here in southern Maine. Oh, happy day! Today's snow is light and fluffy (and falling at about 2"/hr!) which got me thinking about snow ice cream. Here's the quick recipe for it: 8 cup ... {More...}

Naughty Ice Cream Sandwiches

Recipes: 3 Comments; 26 Jan 2009 These are not your children's ice cream sandwiches! Made from thinly cut brownies, your special Valentine will swoon over these. [caption id="attachment_313" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Naughty Ice Cream Sandwiches"][/caption] Naughty Ice Cream Sandwiches Prepare the filling: ½ Gallon of premium vanilla ice cream, softened but not melted ¼ C. Irish Cream liquor (I used Baileys) Line a jellyroll pan with plastic wrap. In a large bowl, stir together the softened ice cream and Irish Cream until well combined. Spread ice cream evenly in the jellyroll pan. Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze for several hours or overnight. Prepare the brownies: 1 full-size box of brownie mix 2 eggs ½ C. oil ¼ C. ... {More...}

Recipes: 0 Comments; 20 Jan 2009 Oh, Martha! You certainly do know the way to my heart -- Cookies + Ice Cream. Here's another great creation featured on Martha Stewart. This one combines peanut butter cookies and chocolate ice cream to make peanut butter and chocolate ice cream sandwiches. The cookie recipe comes from Manhattan's How Sweet It Is Bakery. Check out Martha's site for a great video demonstration on how to make these yummy treats! Ingredients Makes 12 ice cream sandwiches 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup smooth peanut butter 1 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling 1 cup packed dark-brown sugar 2 large eggs 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking ... {Tags: chocolate, cookies, peanut butter} {More...}

Healthy Ice Cream and Recipes: 2 Comments; 09 Jan 2009 In an effort to balance my resolution to lose weight AND make more homemade ice cream, I've been searching for frozen yogurt recipes. I know frozen yogurt isn't ice cream, but if you make it correctly you'll love it just as much! Renowned chef David Lebovitz's new cookbook - The Perfect Scoop has a marvelous frozen yogurt recipe that some say rival Pinkberry's. Vanilla Frozen Yogurt Recipe Notes: Be sure to use good quality whole-milk yogurt so that your final creation doesn't suffer. You can add or subtract the sugar to taste and of course add any other ingredients you want. 3 cups (720g) ... {Tags: yogurt} {More...}