RECIPE: Tomato Sorbet

It’s technically still summer, the weather is still warm, tomatoes are still on the vine. Grab the last tomatoes of the season and make tomato sorbet. If you’re a fan of gazpacho and/or Bloody Marys, you’ll love this recipe. Tomato sorbet is a savory sorbet—no sweetener. It’s very refreshing. Flavored with herbs, it’s very healthy…
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PRODUCT: Chili Chocolate Sauce & Caramel Sauce

Our new favorite chocolate sauce is Three Chilies Chocolate Sauce from The King’s Cupboard. The excellent Three Chilies Caramel Sauce is the runner up, only because we prefer chocolate to caramel. Imagine ice cream that is both hot and cold. That’s what you get when you pour Three Chilies Chocolate Sauce on it. The cayenne,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ice Cream Cone Tips

A marshmallow in the tip means no drip. Photo by Agg | Dreamstime. To keep an ice cream cone from dripping, stuff a miniature marshmallow or two into the bottom of the cone. It will plug up the tip so that ice cream doesn’t drip through. Want to make fancy dipped ice cream cones, like…
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TIP OF THE DAY: A More Cooperative Ice Cream Scoop

Ice cream slides off the scoop. Available at Amazon.com. Just as with any kitchen tool, the right ice cream scoop makes your life easier. We had five different ice cream scoops acquired over the years. Our challenge was getting the ball of ice cream to release from the scoop. The ice cream scoops with the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Yogurt Pops

It’s easy to make a healthy frozen treat to help cool off in the dog days of August—and save money over going to the frozen yogurt store. All you need is fruit, yogurt and sweetener. Take advantage of the summer peach and nectarine crops or use other favorite fruits—strawberries and raspberries, for example. Or try…
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