Author Topic: Ice cream!!! (Read 14422 times)

ecodork · « **on:** July 01, 2013, 09:19:29 PM »

I just made some really tasty ice cream - vanilla base with cherries and semi-sweet chocolate shavings. It's suppose to be dessert for a dinner party we're having on Wednesday, but it's going to be hard to resist eating it all up!

What are some of your favorite ice cream flavors?

witchypoo · « **Reply #1 on:** July 01, 2013, 10:16:27 PM »

it is not uncommon for me to bake two pies, eat one, and cut the other into chunks and freeze it.

once the chunks are frozen, i add them to the ice cream maker with vanilla base.

fave flavors are apple, peach, blueberry, or straw-rhubarb.

nadra24 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2013, 12:32:51 AM »

My grandma used to make ice cream with boysenberries from her patch and peaches from her tree. (not together) Holy yum!

Incidentally, July is National Ice Cream Month. Kenyan and I went to the local scoop shop to celebrate. He had bubble gum, I had moose tracks.

caribougrrl · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2013, 10:00:58 AM »

lavender & honey might be my all-time favourite

as far as sorbets go though, cherry & lemon

Ice Cream · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2013, 10:42:03 AM »

Hello to you, too!

Run Amok · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2013, 10:44:25 AM »

I had lemon dill at one of our favorite local places the other day- it was yummy!

ecodork · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2013, 10:47:09 AM »

Quote from: Ice Cream on July 02, 2013, 10:42:03 AM

Hello to you, too!

I like the pie idea, witchy!

My usual fruit-based ice creams are strawberry or peach, although I did make mango one time. We had a lot of Thin Mint ice cream this spring, but the girl scout cookies are all gone now.

Quote from: caribougrrl on July 02, 2013, 10:00:58 AM

lavender & honey might be my all-time favourite

as far as sorbets go though, cherry & lemon

I'm totally intrigued by the lavender & honey idea! I haven't tried to make sorbets yet, but maybe that's next on the list.

Quote from: Run Amok on July 02, 2013, 10:44:25 AM

I had lemon dill at one of our favorite local places the other day- it was yummy!

Huh. I have a hard time imagining dill in a sweet item. Glad to hear it was tasty!

Run Amok · « **Reply #7 on:** July 02, 2013, 10:48:04 AM »

I adore dill,so it wasn't much of a stretch for me!!!

diablita · « **Reply #8 on:** July 02, 2013, 01:41:08 PM »

I dislike dill immensely so it doesn't sound good to me, but does sound interesting.

My favorite flavors are salted caramel and pumpkin. I love it when pumpkin season arrives.

witchypoo · « **Reply #9 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:23:20 PM »

mr. 'poo makes a delicious black pepper ice cream.

teetime · « **Reply #10 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:44:29 PM »

Tahini (or sesame honey) but I only get it when I can go to my friend's house and make it.

Like halvah soft serve for anyone who has had it in Israel.

diablita · « **Reply #11 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:49:45 PM »

sounds good but uber fattening, teetime

witchypoo · « **Reply #12 on:** July 02, 2013, 04:00:53 PM »

my sister made a fabulous peach rosemary ice cream a couple of years ago.

rocketgirl · « **Reply #13 on:** July 02, 2013, 04:22:01 PM »

Quote from: Run Amok on July 02, 2013, 10:44:25 AM

I had lemon dill at one of our favorite local places the other day- it was yummy!

Hmmm.

I've had pineapple basil sorbet. That was good.

crazypants · « **Reply #14 on:** July 02, 2013, 06:06:56 PM »

Stawberry frozen yogurt.
Over a toasted waffle.
Under some chocolate sauce.

I haven't had it in a month. I'm on a sugar fast.

ecodork · « **Reply #15 on:** July 02, 2013, 09:31:51 PM »

I'm liking all these neat herb ideas!

Quote from: Horrible Peanut on July 02, 2013, 06:06:56 PM

Stawberry frozen yogurt.
Over a toasted waffle.
Under some chocolate sauce.

I haven't had it in a month. I'm on a sugar fast.

Hmm, we have some leftover waffles in the freezer. Might have to try this soon!

caribougrrl · « **Reply #16 on:** July 03, 2013, 06:47:13 AM »

Quote from: ecodork on July 02, 2013, 09:31:51 PM

I'm liking all these neat herb ideas!

last year or the year before I made a thyme-buttermilk sorbet that was very nice... I should do it again.

picote · « **Reply #17 on:** July 03, 2013, 05:56:25 PM »

Some great ideas here! I think I'm going to have to break out the ice cream maker this weekend... I had a cucumber sorbet a few weeks ago that was amazing.

caribougrrl · « **Reply #18 on:** July 04, 2013, 06:23:59 AM »

Quote from: picote on July 03, 2013, 05:56:25 PM

Some great ideas here! I think I'm going to have to break out the ice cream maker this weekend... I had a cucumber sorbet a few weeks ago that was amazing.

was it sweet?

CheryG · « **Reply #19 on:** July 04, 2013, 06:32:57 AM »

Homemade my favorites were:

Light chocolate base, a raspberry coulis with chambord, brownie chunks.
Vanilla base, apple pie filling, streusel.
Pumpkin with streusel.
Vanilla base with Marula cream liqueur added.

I would bake the streusel on a cookie sheet and then freeze.

triciaflower · « **Reply #20 on:** July 04, 2013, 08:51:16 PM »

I'm going to make ice cream this weekend!

Probably going with coffee with mini chocolate chips.

picote · « **Reply #21 on:** July 07, 2013, 10:49:52 AM »

Quote from: caribougrrl on July 04, 2013, 06:23:59 AM

was it sweet?

Mildly sweet, but not overly so. More crisp and refreshing, if that makes sense. It was very interesting.

caribougrrl · « **Reply #22 on:** July 08, 2013, 07:15:41 AM »

Quote from: picote on July 07, 2013, 10:49:52 AM

Mildly sweet, but not overly so. More crisp and refreshing, if that makes sense. It was very interesting.

makes sense! more of a palate cleanser than a sweet... I'm going to peruse the net for recipes...

ecodork · « **Reply #23 on:** July 08, 2013, 09:14:33 AM »

I made some popsicles with with watermelon, mint, and tequila! We're going to try them tonight. Still trying to decide if we should call them Poptails or Cocksicles.

diablita · « **Reply #24 on:** July 08, 2013, 09:16:04 AM »

I prefer cocksickles, personally

How did you get them to fully freeze/set with the tequila in them? I know you didn't use gelatin. agar maybe?

ecodork · « **Reply #25 on:** July 08, 2013, 09:40:51 AM »

Quote from: diablita on July 08, 2013, 09:16:04 AM

I prefer cocksickles, personally

How did you get them to fully freeze/set with the tequila in them? I know you didn't use gelatin. agar maybe?

Here's the recipe I used:
http://www.hungrygirlporvida.com/blog/2012/07/16/watermelon-mint-tequila-popsicles/
They said it just takes longer for them to freeze (hence why we didn't try them last night). Plus the ratio of tequila to everything else is pretty low. I'll report back later.

diablita · « **Reply #26 on:** July 08, 2013, 10:27:52 AM »

interesting. please report back!

Run Amok · « **Reply #27 on:** July 08, 2013, 11:57:40 AM »

Quote from: diablita on July 08, 2013, 09:16:04 AM

I prefer cocksickles, personally

Agreed!

ecodork · « **Reply #28 on:** July 08, 2013, 08:52:33 PM »

The cocksicles were great! They weren't super hard because of the alcohol, but we thought that was a good thing. There was just enough tequila, but not too much. Very refreshing!

diablita · « **Reply #29 on:** July 08, 2013, 09:38:07 PM »

good to know!

teetime · « **Reply #30 on:** July 10, 2013, 09:42:24 AM »

Quote from: diablita on July 02, 2013, 02:49:45 PM

sounds good but uber fattening, teetime

Omg, it's definitely a calorie bomb and is best with a good bit of salt too so I'm not sure there are any redeeming qualities outside of taste. Though, the tahini is rich enough that whole milk instead of cream is just fine.

Just back from Cape Cod where we live a mile from the most amazing ice cream shop in the world (Sundae School if anyone is mid-Cape bound this summer). We had a black out and just had to follow night one of ice cream with finishing off the large container of crystallized ginger ice cream in the freezer. I love ginger. It was SO good. If I had an ice cream maker and wasn't so soft around the middle and other places too right now I'd find a recipe make some! (Usually summer is my sweet spot for being tan and lean ... not so much with this current ice cream love affair

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teetime · « **Reply #31 on:** July 10, 2013, 09:44:17 AM »

PS, today's NYtimes has an article on alcoholic slushy drinks. I bet they would be easy to make in cocksicle format.

ecodork · « **Reply #32 on:** July 25, 2013, 09:25:09 AM »

Just saw this on buzzfeed. Any of them sound tasty to y'all?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/food52/10-weird-and-wonderful-ice-cream-flavors

caribougrrl · « **Reply #33 on:** July 25, 2013, 09:39:34 AM »

Quote from: ecodork on July 25, 2013, 09:25:09 AM

Just saw this on buzzfeed. Any of them sound tasty to y'all?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/food52/10-weird-and-wonderful-ice-cream-flavors

most of them sound good to me!

onawhim · « **Reply #34 on:** July 25, 2013, 09:39:48 AM »

all of them do

merigayle · « **Reply #35 on:** July 27, 2013, 09:24:12 AM »

I just bought an ice cream maker, our old one broke a few years ago, so ice cream making is in the plans for today

Probably cookies n cream, and then mint chip! We are trying to avoid carragenan and it is in almost every non dairy ice cream.

caribougrrl · « **Reply #36 on:** July 27, 2013, 01:47:30 PM »

why are you avoiding carageenan?

merigayle · « **Reply #37 on:** July 27, 2013, 04:01:27 PM »

Quote from: caribougrrl on July 27, 2013, 01:47:30 PM

why are you avoiding carageenan?

We have done some research on it and there seem to be two camps, one that says it is safe and another that is inflammatory to the gut. DH always has IBS symptoms which got 85% better eliminating dairy, so I decided to see if eliminating the carageenan made a difference as well. There seems to be a lot of conflicting info on it, but imo, the less ingredients in my food the better

caribougrrl · « **Reply #38 on:** August 04, 2013, 06:31:28 AM »

the recipe for lavender ice cream: http://moosecurrry.blogspot.ca/2013/08/lavender-ice-cream.html

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