Ice Cream and Candy
Ginger Ice Cream with Fig Jam Ripple
Celebrate the end of summer with this unusual homemade ice cream recipe. We don't always want vanilla. Yes, vanilla is America's favorite ice cream flavor, but sometimes we want something a little different. Something unpredictable. Maybe something more grown-up than...
Dairy-Free Watermelon Sherbet
Watermelon sherbet is a refreshing treat on a hot summer's day. It's watermelon season. Sweet and juicy, maybe nothing says summer more than watermelon. I remember planting watermelon seeds in third grade as a school project. I babied that seedling, and with my...
Buttermilk Grape-Nuts Ice Cream Recipe
Tomorrow is National Ice Cream Day! Celebrate with this tangy, chewy, New England favorite. New Englanders love ice cream. Seems strange, but even though New England is one of the coldest areas of the country, the natives eat more ice cream than elsewhere. When I...
Apricot Sorbet Recipes
It's easy to turn fresh apricots into Honey Apricot Vanilla Sorbet or Brown Sugar Almond Apricot Sorbet. And a great way to celebrate National Ice Cream Month! Earlier this week I mentioned that I had purchased 27 pounds of very ripe apricots. After eating my fill,...
Mango Frozen Yogurt
Tired of cold weather? Make this easy tropical treat. My youngest grand-daughter is allergic to citric acid. That means no oranges, no lemonade, and no strawberries (yes, strawberries contain citric acid). She is also allergic to the artificial form of citric acid,...
Apricot Syrup Frozen Yogurt
Wondering what to do with all that homemade apricot syrup? Turn it into creamy frozen yogurt. Several years ago I wrote a post about making your own homemade apricot syrup. I've updated it a few times since, but it remains my most popular post ever. I guess there are...
White Chocolate – Rose Petal Jam Frozen Yogurt
It's National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day and not a moment too soon. With half the country baking in record heat, it's the perfect time to come up with a uniquely flavored ice cream, or in this case, frozen yogurt. Still looking for creative ways to use the rose...
Homemade Cherry Almond Caramels
Earlier today I wrote about making candied cherries, and noted that you end up with quite a bit of leftover syrup. The thrifty Yankee in me just could not throw that syrup away. It was thick, almost like corn syrup, and had a nice cherry flavor. What to do.....what to...
