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A jigger of Scotch poured over plain vanilla ice cream may sound unusual, but it creates a delicious dessert. And, it’s a “rabbit out of the hat” culinary magic trick when you need something quick and interesting for company. Porter (the beer) also works well. If your guests are culinary adventurers, give them two smaller…
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No ice cream machine is needed here, just very ripe fruit and a quart of vanilla ice cream (No Sugar Added ice cream works fine, too). Lightly purée (don’t liquefy) 3 cups of peaches, berries, stone fruit or bananas. Scoop the ice cream into the bowl of an electric mixer and beat it with…
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One of our favorite desserts is a simple ice cream sandwich, made by layering ice cream between two great cookies. On the rustic side are chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies with vanilla or chocolate ice cream, or chocolate cookies with mint ice cream. But the gourmet side of us loves Tiny Trapeze graham crackers…
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Jeni’s uses fresh, local ingredients such as ripe summer strawberries in its Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream. July is National Ice Cream Month. We began the month with Ruby et Violette’s cookie dough ice creams; we’re ending it with two more all-stars: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams in Columbus, Ohio and Silver Moon Desserts in Los Gatos,…
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If you eat a lot of ice cream, try moving to lighter sorbets for the summer. The pure flavors are more in keeping with the spirit of the summer, especially if you buy artisan flavors bursting with seasonal fresh fruit. Sorbet has fewer calories, and the absence of milk or cream makes it fat-free and…
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