We have English thyme and lemon thyme, both of which grow prolifically in our garden. I’ve become rather fond of the flavor lemon thyme adds to poultry, fish, and even desserts such as this refreshing lemon thyme sorbet. Last month I sampled some lemon thyme butter cookies that knocked my socks off, and I’ve held [...]
Guinness Milk Chocolate Ice Cream
March 13, 2009 By 17 Comments
“I would have never guessed,” Michael said after sampling the custard for the Guinness chocolate ice cream. It wasn’t an ice cream flavor that immediately came to mind for me, either, but I wanted to make some easy and tasty treats for St. Patrick’s Day using Guinness, and the recipe jumped out at me from [...]
Fresh Mint Ice Cream
October 3, 2008 By 15 Comments
In spite of our efforts to contain the mint, it spread beyond its designated area. We planted three different varieties (spearmint, chocolate mint, Bergamot mint), one plant of each in different areas, and each is staging a takeover. The plants spread by sending out shoots along the ground as well as seeding, and they expand [...]
Passion Fruit Macadamia Nut Ice Cream
August 5, 2008 By 12 Comments
My introduction to passion fruit (maracuya) came when I was teaching in Bogota, Colombia, where they enjoy a wonderful myriad of fruit. The locals and other teachers who had been there for a while taught me about the different fruits and showed me how to make juices from the frozen pulps that were available in [...]
Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream
June 13, 2008 By 19 Comments
What to do with a beautiful bowl of cherries and a stash of vanilla beans on a hot summer day? If you manage to rescue the cherries before my boys eat them all, you can make David Lebovitz’s vanilla ice cream and add fresh cherries. His book The Perfect Scoop needs no introduction from me, [...]
Grilled Pizzas & Piadinas Cookbook Give Away
May 4, 2008 By 38 Comments
I know what you are thinking. You are thinking, “Andrea botched up this post because that is definitely not grilled pizza.” Guess what? It is grilled pizza enrobed in cinnamon sugar with French vanilla ice cream in the middle and chocolate sauce on top. How’s that for an insanely good dessert pizza? Yes, my hand [...]
Mango-Lime Ice (Nieve de Mango con Limon)
May 10, 2007 By 4 Comments
I’ve never been to Mexico. There, I’ve said it. I’ve traveled in 24 countries on 5 continents, but Mexico is not one of them. I haven’t been to Canada, either, but that’s a different post. For never having been to the country, I really enjoy the food. My favorite Mexican treat is paletas and for [...]
Mom’s Ice Cream Dessert
August 28, 2006 By Leave a Comment
My mother has been making this dessert for years, and she often gets requests to take it to parties. It’s one of my guilty pleasures in the summer time, although I only have it about once or twice a year, which is probably a good thing because it would go straight to my hips. It’s [...]
