berry delicious ice cream!

Basic recipe:

2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup milk
3/4 cup sugar
1-2 teaspoons vanilla-if I'm using fruit I tend to go heavier.

mix these ingredients with a whisk until the sugar is disolved. Pour into ice cream maker and churn for reccomended time.

I add anywhere between, 1 to 1 1/2 cups of fruit that has been chopped, sugared a bit and masserated about 5-10 minutes before it's done.

Put in container and freeze~or not and just eat it!

For the blueberry ice cream, I sugared and boiled the berries with a touch of lemon juice, cooled them and added to the ice cream right before it was ready.

Who wants to make these?

Chocolate-Topped Peanut Butter-Bacon Bars



Enjoy these delicious bars made using Betty Crocker® peanut butter cookie mix and bacon sprinkled with chocolate – perfect for a dessert.
Prep Time

15
Minutes
Total Time

1:35
Hr:Mins
Makes

16 bars


1 pouch Betty Crocker® peanut butter cookie mix
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons maple-flavored syrup
1 egg
10 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled (about 3/4 cup)
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)


1.Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 9- or 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
2.In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, oil, syrup and egg until soft dough forms. Reserve 1/4 cup bacon for garnish. Stir remaining bacon and peanuts into dough. Press evenly in pan.
3.Bake 20 to 25 mintues or until golden brown. Remove from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips. Return to oven; bake 1 minute. Immediately spread chocolate over bars. Sprinkle reserved 1/4 cup bacon over chocolate. Cool completely, about 1 hour or until chocolate is set.
4.For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.
Makes 16 bars


Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Bar)Calories 300(Calories from Fat 150),Total Fat 17g(Saturated Fat 5g,Trans Fat 0g),Cholesterol 20mg;Sodium 280mg;Total Carbohydrate 31g(Dietary Fiber 1g,Sugars 20g),Protein 6g;Percent Daily Value*:Vitamin A 0.00%;Vitamin C 0.00%;Calcium 0.00%;Iron 6.00%;Exchanges:1 Starch;0 Fruit;1 Other Carbohydrate;0 Skim Milk;0 Low-Fat Milk;0 Milk;0 Vegetable;0 Very Lean Meat;0 Lean Meat;0 High-Fat Meat;3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choices:2;*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

popsicles~

POPSICLES

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1 pkg. Jello, any flavor
1 pkg. Kool Aid, any flavor
1 c. sugar
2 c. boiling water
2 c. cold water

Mix Jello, drink mix, sugar and boiling water and mix until dissolved. Stir in cold water, pour into popsicle holders or paper cups and freeze until firm.

or

Ingredients:Yield:
18 18 18Servings Size
popsicles
Update

popsicles
1 (6 g) unsweetened Kool-Aid powdered drink mix
1 (3 ounce) box Jello gelatin
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 cups boiling water
2 cups cold water
Change Measurements: US | Metric

Directions:
Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 10 mins
1 In a 2-quart glass measure (or a large bowl), combine the Kool-Aid, Jello powder and sugar.
2 Add hot water and stir until completely dissolved.
3 Stir in cold water.
4 Pour into popsicle molds and freeze. (Alternately, you can use Dixie cups or similar, and place popsicle sticks into them when they are partially frozen.).


Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/kool-aid-jello-popsicles-318391#ixzz1N6GAreNi

POPSICLES!!!

This was breakfast!

(Along with Corned-Beef Hash)

I bought some popsicle molds on an complete whim the other day from Amazon.  They've got tons of styles and sizes.  These are really nice.  They're large and seem durable, but a little hard to clean.  I bought two sets, each making 6 popsicles.  Once they're in the holder, they're very steady for freezing.

Does anyone have the recipe for the ones mom used to make with the Kool-Aid and the Jello?  I remember the black cherry flavor being killer.  I'd love to get that recipe.

For my maiden batch(es), I took a) strawberries (kiwis for the second batch), cleaned and large dice; b) 3 Tbls. sugar; c) juice of 1 lime; and d) 1 1/2 single-serving cartons of Activia vanilla yogurt.  I macerated the fruit with the sugar and lime juice for an hour or two, pureed them in the blender (but left a few chunks), stirred in the yogurt, poured and froze overnight.  Very little work.

The verdict:  Matthew thought the strawberry one he had for breakfast this morning was good, though he thought it could use a little more yogurt.  Alas, I had used all I had. 

I think the possibilities are endless.  Straight fruit juice, fruit and cream, smoothies, fruit combos (strawberry banana?), pudding, etc.  You could even make grown up ones with a little vodka or tequila for a party.  Just don't get them mixed up with the ones for the kiddies.  And, its a great way to use up fruit that's about to "go."  My Food Network Magazine even has recipes for veggie popsicles, but that may be going too far.

Anyways, anyone have mom's recipe?  Anyone have any ideas for flavors?  I'd love to hear some suggestions!

Its going to be a long, hot summer. 

Bon Apetit!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to Everyone! 

It's Peepshi Time!

My Corned beef and Cabbage

If you like Corned Beef this is Killer...

You're going to need to aquire:

1 Corned Beef Briskit
Some small red Potatoes Quartered
Some cabbage cut up
Some carrots cut into chunks
Good Brown Mustard (Boetches is the best)
Honey

In a Nesco or similar slow cooker imerse a Corned Beef Briscut in water. Just enough to make it wet on top. If there is a spice packet, open it and sprinkle it in the water surrounding the meat. Cook @250 degrees in water for 4 hours. If you cook it less it will be tough. If you cook it longer it will be falling apart.

A half hour before serving time start cooking carrots and potatoes in boiling salt water. Add cabage when it's time to braise Corned Beef.

Braising takes about 10 minutes.

Remove Corned Beef from Nesco and transfer to baking sheet. Coat with Honey/mustard blend. Bake to "Glaze" the meat. I do a 10 minute Convection Roast at 400 degrees.

Serve with the potatoes and cabbage.

This is one of my :"To die for recipies"

If you try it please let me know what you think..

Most Important?

So, what is the one thing you couldn't live without in your kitchen?  Daily meal.com has come up with a list of 50.  Don't necessarily agree with them all, or even the order they're in, but its kinda fun to look at.  You can find a slideshow of their list here.

Post what you can't live without in the comments.  I've got to give it some thought before I can come up with THE one.