"Anyone who walks with wise people grows wise. But a companion of foolish people suffers harm." Proverbs 13:20

More Ice Cream.....

2 (12 fluid ounce) cans evaporated milk
1/2 pint heavy cream
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 (3.5 ounce) package instant pudding mix
3 cups milk

I used Butterscotch pudding, YUM!! I drizzled a peanut butter sauce over top, orgasmic!

Anywhooooo......I've been using powdered sugar instead of granular sugar, so as to not get any grittiness. Not sure if there would be a huge difference, as I've never made homemade ice cream before this most recent purchase....but the powdered sugar seems to be working quite well for me.

Oh and I used the low fat version of sweetened condensed milk and 1% milk.

roasted marshmallows

they are gluten free. That new outdoor sofa and table set that I ordered a while back finally came this week. I got it all put together but couldn't figure out how to hook up the gas connection.....so a lovely friend helped with that tonight and now we have fire!!! Roasting marshmallows is a beautiful thing, especially when you have a cozy couch and etc to relax into outdoors. I love summer in Wisconsin....so yummmy!!!

just wanted you to know.......hehehehehehehe

homemade ice cream

2 quarts half-and-half cream
1/2 pint heavy cream
1 1/2 cups white sugar
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 pinch salt

Combine half-and-half, cream, sugar, vanilla and salt in freezer container of ice cream maker. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

I bought an oldfashioned ice cream maker this week (Grant's been asking for one, so he'll be pleasantly surprised when he gets home tomorrow!!!).....we made it tonight as the grill was going...oh my YUMMY!!!!! covered in caramel sauce, crunchy chocolate sauce and pecans.

HEAVEN......I'm in heaven.....

slush

1 can frozen pomegranate juice
1 can frozen limeade
6-7 cans water
big bucket

mix it all together, freeze and serve as a slush....for the kiddos serve with fresca, for the adults serve with a shot of rum or vodka and fresca....enjoy!!!

cheese hashbrowns

So the whole guest thing, and we only have a few eggs this morning.....so we were at Outback the other night and David ordered cheese fries....they looked soooooo good. I ate one. Had a bit of GI issues later, but 'tis life.....so anywhoooooo, been craving them since that night.

So this morning I browned hashbrowns in the pan, with a little bacon crumbled up. Sprinkled that with pepper and Lawry's season salt and when it was all nice and browned I sprinkled some shredded cheddar on top.

The kiddo's gobbled it up. I wish I'd made some sauce to pour over it too, but it was yumymy anyway.....

a quick easy snack, breakfast, etc....

Doctored Muffins

So we have some company this morning, what better time to experiment with food than when we have guests????

So anywhoooo, I took a Namaste Muffin mix, added
2 eggs,
1/2 cup cinnamon applesauce,
1/2 cup water,
1/4 cup flaxseed,
then about 3/4 cup shredded carrot and one chopped apple,
some more cinnamon, I'd guess at least another teaspoon.

Threw all that in muffin liners and baked it in the convection oven at 375 for about 10 minutes.

Turned out pretty darn good. Next time I will sprinkle brown sugar on top before baking though. I love those crunchy tops!!!

p.S. I got 21 muffins from that mix...

Apple Crumble

I had a brunch this morning and wanted something yummy, so I went experimenting again...... Turned out YUMMMY!!!

6-8 large apples, peeled and sliced thin
1/2 cup or so white sugar
1/2 cup or so brown sugar
juice from one large lemon
some cinnamon
1 cup pecans
1/2 cup Chebe cinnamon roll mix, rest used below

Mix all that together and place in baking dish.

1 stick butter, not melted, but almost, just really soft
1 pkg Chebe cinnamon roll mix, rest of pkg from above
1 cup or so McCann steel cut oats
1 cup or so chopped pecans

mix all that together with a fork and knife, sort of cutting the butter into the mix. Sprinkle on top of apples, slightly pressing with hands. Bake for 1 hour at 350, or until apples are bubbly.

You can add more sugar if you want this sweeter, but I like a little tartness to mine. This is basically the same thing as the Apple Dump thing that I made in January, but this turned out even better!!!! I would recommend using the Chebe mix for this!!!

I've not had good luck with the Chebe cinnamon roll mix for other things, but this one is GOOD!!!