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I have a feeling that I am going to be making a lot of ice cream/sorbet/frozen yogurt this summer. For the past five weeks or so, it has regularly been over 100F in my neighborhood. Granted – that’s not completely unusual for the summers out here, but it’s still pretty hot. I don’t mind the heat, though, and I certainly don’t mind more opportunities to ... Read More »

This month’s food meme mashup of IMBB27 and SHF20 is hosted by Reid, of the inimitable Ono Kine Grindz, everyone’s favorite Hawaiian food blog. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, allow me to clarify. Every month, many food bloggers participate in the food blogging events Is My Blog Burning? (IMBB) and Sugar High Friday (SHF), which usually occur independently, but happen to both ... Read More »

At one time, sorbet and sherbert were the same thing: a frozen concoction of fruit juice, sugar and water, sometimes with additional flavoring added. Generally speaking, however, sherbet is no longer considered to be a type of sorbet, but rather a cross between it and ice cream. Sherbet is made from fruit juice and sugar, but also has an amount of milk, cream or an ... Read More »

Vanilla bean ice cream is a simple, classic flavor that you can never go wrong with. This basic recipe is not difficult to make and has a ton of vanilla flavor – thanks to two whole vanilla beans that go into the recipe! You may never go back to store bought ice cream again. Read More »