Chocolate Jalapeno Ice Cream

Go Green and News: 6 Comments; 10 Mar 2009 Last summer I posted a recipe for jalapeno ice cream. Now, I've found one for *Chocolate* Jalapeno Ice Cream with white chocolate sauce and candied pecans. This recipe comes from Janos Wilder, owner chef of four star Janos’ Restaurant in Tucson, AZ. DARK CHOCOLATE—JALAPEÑO ICE CREAM SUNDAE (found in Savor The Southwest by Barbara Pool (& Jane Horn) p. 173.) Serves 10-12 “Chocolate truffle meets jalapeño chile” is an apt description of this addictive frozen confection, which delivers double the chocolate as the sauce is chocolate, too. Note that the eggs in this recipe do not get cooked, so if you are concerned ... {Tags: chocolate, jalapeno, white chocolate} {More...}

Carbon footprints in my ice cream?

Go Green and News: 0 Comments; 08 May 2008 With all the talk of Haagen-Dazs creating ice cream to help save the dying honey bee population, one has to wonder how much buying a pint of Vanilla Honey Bee actually offsets the carbon footprint of making it. Click on the footprint to the left and calculate your carbon footprint. And while you're at it, consider how much you'd reduce your own carbon footprint if you made your ice cream at home. In a non electric ice cream maker. BE GREEN! The Play & Freeze can help you be more eco-friendly with your ice cream consumption! Since it requires no electricity, you ... {Tags: carbon footprint, GREEN, locally grown food, no electricity ice cream maker, play & freeze} {More...}

Go Green: 2 Comments; 30 Jan 2008 GREEN Ice Cream You Can Make at Home! You can be GREEN and still have your ice cream! Non electric ice cream makers, like the ice cream ball, are a great way to make ice cream without using any electricity! Simply gather the simple ingredients (milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, your flavorings or mix ins) and pour them in one end. In the other end add ice cubes (smaller cubes are best) and rock salt (any salt will do if you don't have rock salt, you'll just have to use a bit more). And then use your GREEN ... {Tags: GREEN} {More...}