Missing my monthly ice cream fix, I decided to resurrect Bloggers Scream For Ice Cream with a theme of Chasing The Ice Cream Van. Here are the lovely recipes (and stories) we shared: Karen, author of Lavender & Lovage, spent some of her childhood years in Hong Kong. In this post she remembers sneaking off, at ... Read more »
Making Mr Whippy | My Homemade Screwball Ice Cream
As a child excited by the arrival of an ice cream van to our quiet cul-de-sac, whether I ordered Flake 99 in a cone or a bubble-gum toting Screwball in moulded plastic, I knew that at the heart of both was pale-as-snow, smooth-flowing, soft-serve, vanilla-flavoured Mr Whippy ice cream. There were actually two variations of ... Read more »
Recipe Roundup | Ice Creams and Sorbets Featuring Herbs
I don’t know if it’s because of the unrelenting heat these last several weeks, making us yearn for cooling ice creams and sorbets, or because the theme of herbs really resonated with you but I’ve loved the surge of Bloggers Scream For Ice Cream entries and am delighted to share this wonderful round up of ... Read more »
Recipe Roundup | Ice Cream Cones & Cups, Biscuits & Baskets, Wafers & Waffles
I knew when I set May’s #BSFIC theme as Cones & Cups, Biscuits & Baskets, Wafers & Waffles (or indeed, any other edible containers for ice cream) that it was quite a challenge. Lots of choice on what to make, lots of scope for creativity but also lots of potential for things to go wrong. ... Read more »
Basil Ice Cream + Waffle Cones & Chocolate Drizzle
I first encountered basil ice cream on holiday in Islay in 2006. It’s a great flavour for a sweet ice cream, even though it’s a flavour we most strongly associate with savoury! Basil Ice Cream Regular readers will know that I am not one to insist that everything always has to be from scratch. Instead of ... Read more »
Recipe Roundup | Random Frozen Treats
Although the enthusiasm for making and sharing ice cream has waned somewhat during the winter, several of you still joined me in celebrating a year of BSFIC by choosing one (or more) of the previous 12 themes of the challenge. Ozzy from Light/ Bites shared a refreshing Blood Orange Slushy, taking inspiration from April’s theme ... Read more »
Jelly Belly Jelly Bean Ice Cream (No Churn, No Machine)
I love Jelly Belly Jelly Beans. I can’t remember a time when I’ve not loved them, having come across them in the USA during childhood trips. I didn’t know their history until now, though. The company that makes them was born back in 1869, when two German brothers emigrated to America and set up ... Read more »
Recipe Roundup | Ice Creams with Dried Fruits and Nuts
Ice cream isn’t the most obvious thing to be making when it’s cold and dark outside and there’s a thick blanket of snow on the ground for much of the month. But a few committed ice cream lovers joined me anyway and shared their recipes using dried fruit or nuts. I dithered over what to ... Read more »
Coffee, Rum & Walnut Brittle Ice Cream
My walnut brittle was so delicious it’s a miracle I managed to set some aside to make ice cream as planned! Once again, I opted to use fresh ready made vanilla custard as my base, adding coffee, rum and walnut brittle. Because Pete isn’t a huge fan of nuts, I made the coffee and rum ... Read more »
Recipe Roundup | Boozy Ice Creams
Setting booze as a theme for December’s BSFIC seemed a no brainer! ‘Tis the season to be merry, after all… Booze certainly brought out the best in you, with some wonderfully creative and delicious entries: I went for a super quick and easy ice cream using ready made chocolate custard and biscuits and a bottle from ... Read more »