- Part 127

Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream

Strawberry Ice Cream ~ Pure in taste and understated in its muted pink coat, this unassuming strawberry ice cream packs more flavor than a pan full of Emeril’s “Bam-d” up food.

Like most of you, I’m sure your spice cabinet resembles an apothecary’s tool kit. This recipe required some self restraint on my part, especially since I was dying to doctor this up with some pink and green peppercorns. But keeping my audience in mind, I kept it simple, especially since my dinner group that I will be serving this to is on the less adventurous side. Okay, it’s my family again.

But really, I figure for all the things Matt does for me I can indulge a few of his requests. And the one thing he loves and wants right now is ice cream. That is strawberry ice cream to be exact, nothing too busy and nothing weird. That definitely meant no peppercorn infusion for him.

I was okay with that since this is a celebratory dinner for us and I love making ice cream. Ice cream is one of those simple homemade desserts that can quickly and easily be adapted for many different flavors. Continue reading Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream

Basic Baking Series: Tuiles

Tuile Cups~ Thin and crisp, these are basic cookies that can be enjoyed on their own or can easily be molded into serving vessels or formed into fun shapes for garnishment.

The name ‘tuile’ is a French word meaning ’tile’. Made in its traditional form, the circular shaped cookies are placed over a round object like a rolling pin when they come out of the oven. Once shaped as such and lined up next to one another, they resemble a tiled roof top, hence the name.

Of course there are as many basic recipes as there are ways to flavor this cookie by adding some nuts, extracts and flavorings. I generally keep my mine simple as I like my tuile to accent my main dessert.

These tuile cups will be back in the coming days as a serving piece for another recipe. Continue reading Basic Baking Series: Tuiles

Oreo Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches on a Stick

Oreo Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches on a Stick ~ Homemade Reeses Peanut Buttercup ice cream stuffed it between two Oreo cookies for an ice cream sandwich treat on a stick.

In order to entice my family to taste test yet another recipe, I traded my homemade chocolate cookies for something that had more curb appeal to them- Hello Oreos! Sad but true, my boys would rather have an Oreo over my homemade chocolate cookies on most days.

The red striped collar was fashioned from a cupcake liner to serve as drip catcher since my lil guy freaks out if his hands become remotely dirty much less sticky. The ribbon was thrown on there to hold the collar in place.

As for the Reeses Peanut Buttercup Ice Cream, my husband loved it and thought it had a perfectly creamy texture that was similar to Dreyers ice cream. Continue reading Oreo Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches on a Stick