• Vanilla Strawberry Swirl Ice Cream

    It’s summer, it’s HOT, and it’s time for more ice cream.  Here’s our latest creation, a take on one of my favorite childhood recipes: Vanilla Strawberry Swirl ice cream. You can use your favorite vanilla ice cream recipe, we used the basic Cuisinart Simple Vanilla recipe. Ingredients 1 cup whole milk ¾ cup granulated sugar pinch salt 2 cups heavy cream 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract Sauce Ingredients Strawberries: 16 ounce basket of strawberries Sugar: 1/2 cup Instructions In a medium bowl, use a hand mixer on low speed or whisk to combine the milk, sugar and salt until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in the heavy cream and vanilla.…

  • Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

    It’s almost that time of the year to bring the ice cream maker out of storage and get to work in the kitchen. This year I promised myself to not buy any store-bought ice cream this summer and make our own with delicious,  various flavors and even try some audacious recipes like dairy-free  and raw ice cream. So here is a basic and easy vanilla ice cream recipe tested a few weeks ago at our kitcken when I was desiring one of my favorites drinks, Baileys & Kahlua Mudslide. And make sure you to always use a good vanilla extract  ( my favorite is Nielsen-Massey vanilla extract ) or vanilla…