So it seems that all I want to eat this month is ice cream. Apparently, I am not alone. So as I was eating Paleo No-Churn Strawberry Basil Ice Cream for lunch, it occurred to me that the ingredients in Paleo ice cream are pretty similar to those in a smoothie: coconut milk, fruit, honey.Read more
As I mentioned before, one of my husband’s and my favorite restaurants is a Danny Meyer establishment near our apartment. For those of you not familiar with Danny Meyer, he’s a big restauranteur (Shake Shack is his) and we are big fans. One of the commonalities among all his places, no matter the price point,Read more
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Sorry. Couldn’t resist 😁
Warning: This post is going to get a bit food nerdy. I’ll do my best to keep myself in check but you were warned.
The problem with homemade ice cream, whether using a machine or not, is it becomes too icy. The texture does not compare to store bought or restaurant made quality. This is a shame because the ingredients we use at home can be a much higher quality. So how do we solve this problem?
This week we have a guest post from April Peveteaux, author of the bestselling book Gluten Is My Bitch: Rants, Recipes, and Ridiculousness for the Gluten-Free. She shares with us a recipe for Mini Ice Cream Pecan Balls excerpted from her new book The Gluten-Free Cheat Sheet: Go G-Free in 30 Days or Less.We are also giving one lucky winner aRead more
Growing up ice cream was paramount in our household. It was always in the freezer and we ate it everyday, year round. It was not merely a summer treat to us. My father’s idea of a bowl of ice cream consisted of three healthy scoops, not marbles as he referred to stingy dips. Now an ice cream parlor just opened near me claiming they have Philly-sized scoops. I don’t know what Philly-sized scoops are (they would be just scoops to us), but I’m guessing they are large since my family’s idea of a bowl of ice cream is about 5 or 6 times what a serving of gelato in Italy would be.
