We recently spent a long weekend visiting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the first time. I shared our stay at The Logan Hotel a couple of weeks ago and today will be covering Reading Terminal Market, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Rittenhouse Square, and a recipe for Strawberry White Chocolate Milkshakes. Disclosure: I received tickets to The Academy…
Beach House Baking Cookbook Review and Classic Ice Cream Sandwiches
Summer may be quickly coming to a close, but you can still bring the beach back home with Beach House Baking: An Endless Summer of Delicious Desserts by Lei Shishak. Here you will find Lei’s favorite recipes from her bakery, Sugar Blossom Bake Shop, in San Clemente, California. Highlights include Daybreak Muffins, Tropical Tea, S’mores Cupcakes,…
#FoodieExtravaganza Peaches: Honey Peach Ice Cream
This month, #FoodieExtravaganza is featuring Peaches and I am joining in with a recipe for Honey Peach Ice Cream! Foodie Extravaganza is a monthly party hosted by bloggers who love food! Each month we incorporate one main ingredient or theme from The Nibble into recipes to share with you and Wendy of A Day in the Life…
#SundaySupper Recipes with Coffee: Eiskaffee (German Coffee with Ice Cream)
#SundaySupper is celebrating coffee today! This week’s event is hosted by Wendy of Wholistic Woman and I am joining with a recipe for Eiskaffee, German Coffee with Ice Cream. The transition to autumn is beginning here in Virgina, but we have still had quite a few days in the 90s (F). Yesterday was the first day of Oktoberfest in Munich and no…
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Ice Cream
Happy Shrove Tuesday! Today I am sharing with you a Cinnamon Cream Cheese Ice Cream filled with the flavors of a King Cake. A sweetened milk and cream base is thickened with eggs, then mixed with cream cheese, vanilla, and cinnamon. I paired the ice cream with a cinnamon brown sugar syrup. I originally planned…
#EVOOChallenge: Olive Oil Stracciatella Ice Cream
Today is the last day of the #EVOOChallenge hosted by Spartan Oil! I am finishing the challenge on a more decadent note. When I first tried Spartan Oil’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil at MetroCooking DC, they were offering samples with vanilla ice cream to help highlight the pure flavor. I decided to make an ice cream…
Spaghetti Eis (German Spaghetti Ice Cream)
When I was younger, some of my favorite memories of Germany included the ice cream (particularly in the summer with nonexistent air conditioning). While I loved visiting the Eiscafés with their elaborate sundaes, the gelato truck that ran through our neighborhood on hot summer afternoons was also a highlight. The Italian owner of the truck always knew…
#FoodieExtravaganza Creative Ice Cream Flavors: Éma’a (Syrian Ice Cream)
Time for another Foodie Extravaganza! Foodie Extravaganza is where we celebrate obscure food holidays or cook and bake together with the same ingredient or theme each month. This month – Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla is hosting – she invited bloggers to come up with creative ice cream creations. So during this first full…
Mourad: New Moroccan Cookbook Review and Burnt Honey Ice Cream
Admittedly not having much knowledge of Moroccan cuisine, I was excited to recently receive a copy of Mourad: New Moroccan. The author, Mourad Lahlou, came to California from Marrakesh to study economics at San Francisco State University in 1985. With no formal culinary training, he started cooking as a way to recreate the dishes from his…
S’mores Ice Cream
During a particular pregnancy craving, Ben and Jerry’s S’mores Ice Cream managed to make it home from the grocery store. It was ok, but the chocolate base was just too much chocolate for me. I found this recipe for S’mores Ice Cream from Brown Eyed Baker and thought it would be more fitted to my…
