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french chocolate ice cream sundaes with bacon brittle sprinkles
At Christmastime, we learned that my wee French niece, Turnip, does not like vanilla ice cream. We learned this when we made the bigass mistake of giving Turnip a vanilla ice cream sundae. She gave us the Dead Eyes in return. Dead Eyes shouldn’t be confused with my sister’s signature move: Dead Monkey. In this masterful…
Read Morefrozen chocolate peanut butter pie {crap no. 9}
Welcome to Crap I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You About, 9th Edition. Let’s get to it, shall we? Justin Bieber was arrested this week, which, for some reason, reminded me of an exchange that happened between two of my ballet students last year. Kid 1: (pointing to a mark on her face) What is this? (pausing to run her…
Read Moretangy raspberry sherbet
. . . Today I have a guest post over on Will Cook For Friends. That’s Willow‘s blog, and she’s the bomb. Willow’s readers are used to gorgeous photos and elegant blog posts about food technique and seasonal ingredients. So I took things down a notch and sent her a longversation about the decline of…
Read Moreblueberry buttermilk sherbet
This sherbet is made with blueberries and buttermilk. It is smooth, sweet and incredibly easy to make. . . . Blueberry Buttermilk Sherbet recipe: from Martha Stewart Living, July 2013 print and make Yields about 3-4 cups. 1.5 pints (about 3 cups) fresh blueberries 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup buttermilk zest of 1 lemon…
Read Morelemon sorbet and an open letter to my sister
Dear Haddy, This evening, I am picking up our wee French nieces, Pumpkin and Turnip, at the airport. Adopamop will be there too. I’m very excited to see our brother, but I’ve NEVER MET TURNIP. And she’s two years old. So, I’m about as excited as any one person can be. Now, I understand that…
Read Morewhite chocolate ice cream
I’d like to start by thanking all of you for your kind comments and emails regarding my baking school news. It means more to me than I can express without getting mega sappy on ya. I’m feeling more and more excited for September, and maybe even a little braver. Also, I’d like to thank you…
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