Feb
08
Yesterday I got the privilege of touring the Zingerman’s Creamery in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The tour is a great deal and a lot of fun. The tour costs $5 per person, but you get a coupon for $5 off a purchase of anything in the store. The tours are every Sunday at 2pm. But if …
Jan
31
When I first bought my ice cream maker, this is one of the first books I checked out at my local library. “The Ice Cream And Frozen Yogurt Cookbook” by Mable & Gar Hoffman is a collection of more than 220 recipes that include ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbets, sherbets, granita, and gelato. The book …
Jan
05
Vanilla is one of the best flavorings around. It is used in sorts of delicious treats – brownies, cookies, and of course ice cream to just name a few. Vanilla extract is widely available to add vanilla flavoring, but it’s not as good as the fresh stuff you get from the vanilla bean itself. Problem …
Jan
01
Several years ago while in Southern California, I got to taste the Italian treat known as gelato. So of course when I first got an ice cream maker, I wanted to make my own gelato. But so far I haven’t been able to make anything that matches what I had those many years ago. For …
Dec
15
Peppermint is one of the classic flavors of Christmas time. What better way to enjoy that flavor then in ice cream. Even better if it’s chocolate ice cream. Below you will find my recipe for Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream. It uses a combination of peppermint extract and broken up candy canes to bring you that …
Dec
09
A couple of weeks ago I found a recipe online for lemon sherbet. Yesterday I was finally able to try it out. I copied the recipe below. Make sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page to read my comments on this recipe. Ingredients 1 (.25-ounce) packet unflavored gelatin ½ cup cold water …
Nov
12
If you are looking for a book that has a ton of ice cream recipes than “The Ultimate Ice Cream Book” by Bruce Weinstein may be the book for you. If you are looking for a book on how to make ice cream, well this isn’t that book. The book does contain a lot of recipes …
Nov
05
I have been trying to get my hands on as many different ice cream books that I could find and so far, “The Perfect Scoop” by David Lebovitz is the cream of the crop. It is laid out very clearly with sections on the basics, ice cream, sorbets & sherbets, granitas, sauces & toppings, mix-ins, …
Nov
05
Who doesn’t love a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream with their pie or cobbler? Well I found something that is even better – homemade cinnamon ice cream. First off, it tastes good and second, why spice goes better with a pie than cinnamon. I found a recipe for cinnamon ice cream in the book …
Nov
05
This is part of a series of posts on tools that have made my life in the kitchen easier and more productive. When I started to make a lot of my own foods from scratch, one of the things I really wanted to try was ice cream. I got my chance when I was able to …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (3 1/2) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
