Ice Cream

Banana Split Milkshake

August 11, 2011

My eleven year old daughter loves banana splits. In fact she loves just about anything banana. So, this is a milkshake that I came up with just for her. It is just like a banana split in a glass. The perfect combination of ice cream, chocolate, and banana. And it is very good!

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Hot Fudge Ice Cream Sandwiches

July 26, 2011

A few weeks ago for the fourth of July, I wanted to make something special for dessert, but because I wanted to enjoy the holiday, I wanted to be able to make the dessert ahead of time. When I opened the July issue of Martha Stewart magazine, I knew I had the perfect dessert, ice [...]

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Creamy Hot Fudge Sauce

July 25, 2011

What is not to like about hot fudge sauce? Especially during the summer and all the triple digit weather that some of us have been experiencing. I have several different hot fudge sauces that I make, but this recipe adapted from Carnation Evaporate Milk is a favorite of ours. Pour it over a bowl of ice [...]

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Homemade Brownie Blizzard

June 2, 2011

I think I have a slight problem with ice cream desserts. In other words I might like them a little too much. So far on my site I have a recipe for ice cream cake, brownie sundaes, chocolate ice cream sodas, candy bar blizzards, and a few others. Yes, I think I have an ice cream problem. [...]

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Brownie Fudge Sundae

May 26, 2011

Braum’s is one of my favorite places to go for an ice cream treat. My husband and I would often go to Braum’s for a date when we were first married because it was much cheaper than eating a full meal out. And over the years it has also become on of my kid’s favorite [...]

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Orange Mousse

August 23, 2010

This no bake dessert is one that I made recently and it is now a new favorite in our house. It is light and creamy and very good. We all loved it. It only contains three ingredients and it goes together in no time. You really cannot get much simpler than this dessert. Not only is this [...]

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Homemade Blizzards

August 5, 2010

Did you know that the Dairy Queen Blizzard is 25 years old?! Now, that makes me feel a little old. I remember when they first came out and the commercials and ads were everywhere. I love Blizzards and they were quite a treat when I was growing up. I grew up in a small logging [...]

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Yogurt Pops

August 3, 2010

My ten year old daughter has really taken an interest in cooking lately. She has asked several times recently if she could look through my cookbooks just to see what she could find. I think I may just have a fellow foodie in my daughter. All too often though, I am in a hurry in [...]

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Homemade Orange Creamsicle

July 29, 2010

Remember orange creamsicles from your childhood? Well I do, and I used to love them. I love making homemade versions of my favorite foods because they are usually healthier and less expensive. I knew orange creamsicles would not be hard to create at home because they are basically just orange sherbet and vanilla ice cream. [...]