Posted by: Dawn on: February 17, 2013
As it turns out, a “Ladurée sundae” is basically a chestnut sundae. It simply consists of chestnut ice cream topped with whipped cream and candied chestnuts. If you have those three things lying around the house? Then it’s a piece of cake to put them together. For this sundae (and the ice cream in it), [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: December 18, 2012
I’ll be honest with you – I’m still not 100% sure that I’m entirely on board with chestnut-flavored desserts. The taste is OK, but depending on the finished product, the texture has the potential to wig me out. This chestnut ice cream? Falls squarely in the middle, which means I’m completely uncertain about it. The [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: September 25, 2012
Yes, I know that I very recently said that we were done with rose things for a while, but I had this hanging around since I had to make some for the raspberry rose sundae. Trust me. I did not embark on a new rose-flavored project. No. Here’s the thing: this is not the type of ice [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: September 22, 2012
Whenever we go to Cold Stone (usually because I’m the one who needs an ice cream fix, and somehow it seems better if I drag someone else down with me), my husband invariably gets the same thing: raspberry sorbet. Sometimes he gets it plain, sometimes he gets something (usually dark chocolate chips) mixed in. But [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: September 9, 2012
Apparently, in French pastry, nothing goes together like raspberry and rose. Here, they’ve combined rose petal ice cream with raspberry sorbet, raspberry coulis (sauce) and fresh raspberries to create a light, fruity ice cream sundae. The ice cream is creamy and floral without being overpowering and the sorbet is light and fruity, but not overly [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: July 10, 2012
I’m not going to lie – I had no idea what to expect from this one. The one time I made nougat cream for another recipe, it was very much like marshmallow in consistency. This time, however, was totally different. This was smooth and silky and light and utterly delicious. This nougat is simply a [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: June 3, 2012
I’ll admit I had my doubts about this one. Cheese sorbet? Really? However, the ingredients were simple and it wasn’t all that complicated, so I figured I’d give it a shot. The recipe called specifically for fromage blanc, which it defined as, “fresh cheese with the consistency of sour cream or Greek yogurt.” It also [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: February 19, 2012
Now, when someone asks me to make them a chocolate sundae, I would do the following: Ask them if they want chocolate or vanilla ice cream Top with chocolate syrup Add some whipped cream if I’m feeling fancy. Possibly some sprinkles and a cherry if we’ve got them on hand. Perhaps this is why I [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: February 5, 2012
A few weeks ago, when I made the hot chocolate, I also whipped up a batch of dark chocolate ice cream. A friend of ours was having a birthday and her husband traditionally brings a cake to the annual puzzle event that falls on the same weekend. I figured that some ice cream would be [...]