S’mores Ice Cream Sandwiches

{This was originally a guest post I did for Spark last summer.   I couldn’t resist re-posting it over here.  Summer is coming, and this is a fabulous, if labor intensive, dessert to usher in the hot weather, long days, and all things fun.} Homemade marshmallows turned into homemade ice cream, homemade graham crackers, and homemade chocolate sauce.  What’s not to love? Coming up with the final recipe was a labor of love.  Over the period […]

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Blueberry Lavender Ice Cream

{This is from the archives with newly edited pics. Perfect for Spring and Summer, don’t you think?} I miss the blueberries we picked on the East Coast. It was so magical for my little girl to run through the bushes and pick off the sweet blue globes and drop them into her bucket. She loved doing that. Thankfully, we can get NJ blueberries here in Utah. Blueberries don’t seem to grow very well here, though […]

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Indian Spiced Pear Honey Sorbet

I had a busy weekend. Do you ever have those weekends where you’re glad to see Monday come? Nah, me either. I’m never glad to see Monday come. :) My birthday is tomorrow. I will turn 31. This year I am feeling much better about getting older than when I stared 30 in the face on March 19, 2011.  I have heard 31 is harder than 30. Not for me.  I’m totally okay with it. […]

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Dairy-Free Meyer Lemon Curd Ice Cream

Meyer lemons.  Have you tried them yet? I keep seeing them for sale.  I think no one in my community knows how fabulous they are.  Even yesterday there were dozens of bags just waiting to be taken home and turned into a lovely lemon curd or ice cream, or both. Man.  It’s already March 7th!  I can’t believe how quickly February went. I still haven’t written about Alt or shared some of the fabulous recipes […]

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Minted Grapefruit Sorbet

Friends, this stuff is it. My husband, bless his disbelieving heart, raised his eyebrows at the thought of this Minted Grapefruit Sorbet.  I’m sure he was thinking (or maybe it’s because he’s said this before), “Why can’t we just eat the fruit?  Why does everything have to be turned into ice cream?” My answer is always, “We can do both!” Fruit is the original dessert, so what if I juice it and run it through […]

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Peach Almond Praline Ice Cream Bombe

It’s funny how I forget each year just how good a juicy peach tastes. This summer I haven’t been able to get enough. I made pie. I made sherbet. Chicken with peaches and ginger. But mostly I’ve been peeling them and eating them over the kitchen sink. Even my little girl (who has been dressing up as Cinderella in prep for Halloween) can’t get enough. I made this ice cream bombe a few weeks ago. […]

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Refreshing Blood Orange Sherbet

This blood orange sherbet is easy to make and incredibly refreshing to eat. I’ve lost count of how many sherbet recipes I’ve adapted from the original Cooks’ Illustrated sherbet recipe. It’s such a great recipe. I hope you enjoyed Friday’s Cantaloupe recipe from Amanda. My husband was drooling over it. I actually made this sherbet back when blood oranges were first appearing in the stores. I’m finally getting around to posting a bunch of recipes I’ve […]

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Cantaloupe Sherbet by Guest Amanda Waddell

I love connecting with readers. Amanda left a comment a few weeks ago about adapting a recipe for sherbet using cantaloupe. I asked her if she’d share her lovely picture and recipe with you. Yay! She agreed. Thanks, Amanda! This sherbet, adapted from Lindsey’s Strawberry Sherbet recipe, practically screams summer. Delicately flavored, it turned out to be a delicious way to use up an overripe cantaloupe I had on hand, but I imagine it would […]

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Kitchen Q&A: Custard Base For Ice Cream

Wonderful Ingrid left a comment asking the following question regarding ice cream: Lindsey, I have a question…when making the custard do you remove it from the heat as soon as it hits 160 or after it hits 160, coats the back of a spoon, AND you can leave a trail? I know this can be confusing–even if you are a seasoned custard maker. I find that checking the temperature is more accurate than coating the […]

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Bananas Foster Ice Cream

Bananas have always been on my list of “Love-Hates.” I love them. I hate them. I love them. Nah…I hate them. And so on. It started when I was a little preschool girl some 25+ years ago. My preschool teacher made us healthy banana shakes. She made me drink a glass of it. I don’t know to this day what was in that, but it churned my stomach in a big way. And also to […]

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