Shamrock Shakes
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets, drinks
I’m not normally a huge fan of mint, but every spring when the Shamrock Shake advertisements begin flooding in, I find myself craving one. Fortunately, they are incredibly easy to whip up at home! I’ve provided a link to my homemade vanilla bean ice cream recipe in the ingredients list, but you can certainly substitute [...]
Tags: ice cream
Daring Baker Challenge: Baked Alaska
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
The August 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Elissa of 17 and Baking. For the first time, The Daring Bakers partnered with Sugar High Fridays for a co-event and Elissa was the gracious hostess of both. Using the theme of beurre noisette, or browned butter, Elissa chose to challenge Daring Bakers to make a [...]
Tags: daring baker, ice cream, pumpin
Pumpkin Ice Cream
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
With the summer winding down and cooler weather beginning to arrive, I finally decided it was time to get out my ice cream maker and make some ice cream. Why it took me this long I’m not really sure, although perhaps it had something to do with my newfound addiction to canning everything in sight. In [...]
Daring Baker Challenge: Swiss Swirl Ice Cream Cake
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
The July 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Sunita of Sunita’s world – life and food. Sunita challenged everyone to make an ice-cream filled Swiss roll that’s then used to make a bombe with hot fudge. Her recipe is based on an ice cream cake recipe from Taste of Home. I have to admit, [...]
Tags: chocolate, daring baker, ice cream
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
When I started thinking about Thanksgiving desserts, I knew that ice cream had to be on the list. Instead of picking up a carton like I usually do though, I decided I wanted to make my own. Or to be more accurate, Dorie Greenspan’s. Her vanilla ice cream is out of this world – in [...]
