I decided a few days ago that gelato would be a fun birthday treat. I decided on vanilla with hazelnut chocolate spread and chopped hazelnuts. I have made Hazelnut Gelato before (recipe here) and it’s yummy. But I wanted guests to have the option of plain gelato, a variety of chopped nuts, chocolate sauce and … Continue reading Birthday Gelato: Vanilla and Hazelnuts
Pictured above is Hazelnut Gelato – recipe here. There will be a photo in the recipe exchange tonight of the chocolate gelato and I’ll copy it here… It’s ice cream time and gelato is so easy in my ice cream maker. The first batch in the new house. Dutch Chocolate Gelato Begin with the Gelato … Continue reading Dutch Chocolate Gelato
I’m swamped with work, trying to catch up after a week away, so tonight in true summer fashion, we’re going to have a repeat. But it’s a delicious repeat. Last year, friends lent me their Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker to test drive, so I spent a week making various frozen treats, testing them on all … Continue reading Friday Recipe Exchange: Ice Cream and Gelato Treats
This first appeared May 2013. At the time I had borrowed my friend’s ice cream freezer to test drive it. I bought my own this past week or so and decided it was a good time to start making some sweet frozen treats again. And as luck would have it, LFern is back from Japan … Continue reading Frozen Treats: Chocolate-Hazelnut Gelato
I get gifts! One I got this year was a box of assorted large bottles of spice mixes. I’ve enjoyed each unique blend, especially the Peruvian one, since it’s been a while since we have been able to frequent our favorite Peruvian restaurant here. Tonight’s menu features the Cantanzaro spice mix. Cantanzaro is a city … Continue reading Grilling Dinner Menu: Cantanzaro Herbed Chicken
Tonight’s bonus recipe is Key Lime Pie Gelato (click here) The second week of August and many kids are heading back to school next week. For me, summer doesn’t end until the leaves turn. Thank the stars JeffreyW has photos to match with just about every menu this week. Here’s his salsa. This week, Tuesday features Fresh Garden … Continue reading Summer Menu: August Week 2
JeffreyW makes Caprese Bruschetta, yum Hey! How ya been? It’s been much too long. I owe you recipes and a house update. It’s been a busy month and I have some more house details and photos. Buying a house in seller’s market was the most challenging house I’ve ever purchased. But I found a cute … Continue reading Friday Recipe Exchange: Garden Fresh
Since lemons were on sale, I was planning on this recipe last week, but I never found time. This week I made time because I really wanted some lemony-blueberry goodness. It was very, very simple. Though I did manage to unnecessarily dirty quite a few dishes in the process. The basis for the custard pie … Continue reading Friday Recipe Exchange: Sweet Tart
