Category: Recipes

RECIPE: Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Sandwiches

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Another beat-the-heat-treat from QVC’s chef David Venable: Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Sandwiches. The “sandwich” cookies are cake-like, and a combination of marshmallow fluff and whipped topping stands in for the whipped cream, which wouldn’t hold up in the sandich. RECIPE: STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES Ingredients 1 quart vanilla ice cream 1 pound fresh strawberries,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Fresh Pesto

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Look for deals on basil and make pesto. Photo courtesy PreciseNutrition.com.   Our greenmarkets are flooded with huge bunches of basil, just beckoning to be made into pesto sauce. Pesto traditionally* consists of basil, garlic, olive oil, pine nuts, Parmesan and Pecorino cheeses, plus a pinch of salt. It originated in the Italian province of…
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FOOD HOLIDAY & RECIPE: Peach Ice Cream

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Peach ice cream. Photo courtesy Haagen-Dazs.   It’s National peach Ice Cream Day. Peaches originated in China and have been cultivated since about 1000 B.C.E. Here are more peach facts. To celebrate the holiday, QVC has sent us chef David Venable’s recipe for homemade, fresh peach ice cream. If you’d like a classic custard-base French…
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