Coconut Cake

This cake is a gluten and dairy free version of a coconut cake that Katie's mom makes a lot. It looks like quite the monolith in this picture.

Delicious Chicken!

So Katie's sister created this great chicken recipe. Here's what it looks like!

The Ice Cream Maker!

So, after three summers of wanting an ice cream, I finally purchased one. Here's what we've been eating:

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Vanilla Gelato (I omitted the heavy cream but didn't use more milk in it's place so I got a super rich, but very small batch)

Mango Coconut Sorbet

Mint Chocolate Chip Gelato (less fat and I used cornstarch instead off eggs)

Things I've learned about making ice cream:

Patience really pays off, waiting for the maker to churn longer makes it easier to take the ice cream out and gives a nicer consistency.

Real mint leaves to make mint chocolate chip ice cream is so much better than what you usually find at the supermarket, the real mint seems to hit more flavor notes (is this a real concept? I'm taking the idea from perfume) than mint extract.

Much Love to Stephanie for the beautiful ice cream bowls which have enhanced the ice cream eating experience!