The day before yesterday, I took the liberty of using up one of my grandma's ripe bananas and make a half batch of banana ice cream. Now I just have an awkward random amount of heavy cream left. I can't find the recipe on tastespotting at the moment and can't be bothered to try and hunt it down at the moment as I've got it written down at my grandma's. Anyway, let it freeze up overnight and it was rather tasty although all the banana bits sunk down to the bottom. Then I accidentally left it out on the counter overnight because I'm smart like that. So I'll be sure to post the recipe when I've got my hands on it again because the temperature is starting to rise and honestly, who doesn't like ice cream?
A couple weeks ago, I also ended up buying a copy of David Lebovitz's The Perfect Scoop and was so excited to get it home and pore over all the tastiest ways to fatten up my beloved friends and family. *wrings hands in a sinister fashion* Don't worry, I really do love you all and it's all for the best. I promise. Anyway, I need to be sure to take that and another ice cream book my mom bought me for valentine's day over to my grandma's where all of my kitchen shenanigans take place for future use. And I need to make more ice cream sandwiches with my 'slighty-burned-but-I-tried-to-fix-it' version of David Lebovitz's Salted Butter Caramel ice cream. Maybe with saltine crackers as the ice cream itself is rather rich and was far far too sweet when sandwiched between cookies. Ideas, anyone?
Friday, May 15, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Peas & Broccoli!
Today, my grandma had me go out to the garden to pick some peas. I ventured out in my pajamas in the 100˚degree weather we have today, which is absolutely disgusting, by the way. Anyway, she came out a bit later to start picking the broccoli and helped me get some peas I missed. I've yet to try the peas except for popping open the pod and eating them in the garden, but the broccoli was so so so delicious just steamed, then buttered then sprinkled with salt and pepper. It was sweet and far better than any of the broccoli I've eaten ever. I'm half-tempted to even try eating it raw and I normally hate raw broccoli. Anywho, I remembered to take some pictures while I was outside and figured I'd post them here. I also have some lemon-lime-strawberry creamsicles in the freezer waiting to be taste-tested, so there I'll be sure to post about those soon. And hopefully I'll get my act together and remember to bring a half-decent camera over so you don't have to look at my bogus 1.3 megapixel sidekick pictures.
stripped broccoli plants
tasty tasty peas
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Key Lime Pie Dream Ice Cream [sans pictures]
There’s something you should know about me…
I get ridiculously excited over cooking up something new. Excited to the point where I think about it constantly and it’s almost all I can talk about. It’s a miracle I still have friends and family speaking to me at this point.
A while back, my grandma acquired some mysterious lemon-looking things that were labelled as limes. I asked about them, but seeing as she didn’t know anything about them I set out on an Internet quest to find out what they were. It turns out that they were fully ripe key limes. I for one was beyond excited and got to recipe hunting to see what I could make with them. My sister recommended key lime pie, but I wanted something different.
Something else you should know about me…I don’t particularly like citrus flavoured things. Orange juice is one of my favourites, but I can’t honestly say I like anything lemony or limey unless it’s Skittles or gummy bears (and believe me, when I realized I liked those Skittles, I thought I was turning over a new leaf.)
Anyway, on my hunt I came across a recipe for Key Lime Pie Dream Ice Cream and it struck me as perfect. I proceeded to ask around to see if people would actually eat it if I made it and everyone seemed willing to give it a try. If anything, I have a couple friends who are crazy about citrus-y stuff and would be more than willing to take it off my hands.
I followed the recipe exactly except I used half heavy cream and half low fat coconut milk instead of regular old half and half hoping I could get a coconutty undertone. The flavour from the milk wasn’t strong enough so I think next time (yes, next time. In the near future, I assure you) I’ll use half coconut cream and half coconut milk and hopefully that’ll do the trick. Oh, and I didn't use any ginger, limoncello, or lime zest but it turned out lovely anyway. Very rich and almost too sweet, a couple small scoops are more than enough to satisfy any sweet craving you have going on.
Sorry for the lack of photographic evidence. The only camera I usually have on me is my ultralame sidekick camera. So I promise the next time I make this, I’ll be sure to take plenty of pictures. I've got a few other frozen sweetstuffs stashed in the freezer I'll be sure to take pictures of and post about in the next few days.
I get ridiculously excited over cooking up something new. Excited to the point where I think about it constantly and it’s almost all I can talk about. It’s a miracle I still have friends and family speaking to me at this point.
A while back, my grandma acquired some mysterious lemon-looking things that were labelled as limes. I asked about them, but seeing as she didn’t know anything about them I set out on an Internet quest to find out what they were. It turns out that they were fully ripe key limes. I for one was beyond excited and got to recipe hunting to see what I could make with them. My sister recommended key lime pie, but I wanted something different.
Something else you should know about me…I don’t particularly like citrus flavoured things. Orange juice is one of my favourites, but I can’t honestly say I like anything lemony or limey unless it’s Skittles or gummy bears (and believe me, when I realized I liked those Skittles, I thought I was turning over a new leaf.)
Anyway, on my hunt I came across a recipe for Key Lime Pie Dream Ice Cream and it struck me as perfect. I proceeded to ask around to see if people would actually eat it if I made it and everyone seemed willing to give it a try. If anything, I have a couple friends who are crazy about citrus-y stuff and would be more than willing to take it off my hands.
I followed the recipe exactly except I used half heavy cream and half low fat coconut milk instead of regular old half and half hoping I could get a coconutty undertone. The flavour from the milk wasn’t strong enough so I think next time (yes, next time. In the near future, I assure you) I’ll use half coconut cream and half coconut milk and hopefully that’ll do the trick. Oh, and I didn't use any ginger, limoncello, or lime zest but it turned out lovely anyway. Very rich and almost too sweet, a couple small scoops are more than enough to satisfy any sweet craving you have going on.
Sorry for the lack of photographic evidence. The only camera I usually have on me is my ultralame sidekick camera. So I promise the next time I make this, I’ll be sure to take plenty of pictures. I've got a few other frozen sweetstuffs stashed in the freezer I'll be sure to take pictures of and post about in the next few days.
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