Ice Cream

Chocolate Ice Cream Soda

July 20, 2010

I love these chocolate ice cream sodas. They are a perfect old fashioned summertime treat. Not only that they are quick and easy to prepare and my kids love them. Have you ever made Ice Cream Sodas? This post linked to Made By You Monday.

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Strawberry Cheesecake Milkshake

July 1, 2010

I grew up eating berry and fruit flavored milkshakes, but people in Oklahoma usually look at me a bit strange when I say how much I enjoy a strawberry or peach milkshake. I grew up in berry country, picking berries, eating berries, and finding ways to use berries. Milkshakes were one of the ways we [...]

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Jamba Juice Strawberry Smoothie

April 29, 2010

If you have read my site for long you know that I love to find make at home versions of foods we love. I love the challenge of coming up with a less expensive and healthier version of our favorite foods. I have done this with my Chipotle style black beans and rice, a Jamba Juice [...]

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Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sundaes

March 8, 2010

My husband loves peanut butter. He eats it on any and everything. He loves it on pancakes. He spreads in on fruit like apples and bananas and he especially loves it in desserts. In fact, he almost always requests a peanut butter dessert for his birthday. One of his favorite peanut butter desserts is a [...]

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Vanilla Wafer Ice Cream Sandwiches

July 30, 2009

It seems like every once in a while I have a conversation with one of my parents that gives me a glimpse of their childhood that I have never seen before. I enjoy this when it happens. It is good for us to hear the stories of previous generations. We can learn a lot from [...]

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Frozen Hot Chocolate

July 28, 2009

I had planned on posting something else tomorrow, but decided I had to post this. We had it tonight for dessert and it was so good. I mean really, really good and even better, it was so easy. My whole family loved this. I will warn you this is not healthy at all, but you don’t [...]

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Milkshakes

August 11, 2008

The other day I found a really good deal on raspberries, at least a good deal for my area. They were marked way down because they were not at their peak and were not looking so good. I grabbed several containers knowing that I could freeze some if I did not use them all. I [...]

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Kitchen Tool

June 30, 2008

I really enjoy having an ice cream maker. We don’t live close to a grocery store or ice cream store. If we are in the mood for ice cream and we are out of it, too bad. It is not worth the trip to town to get some. But with an ice cream maker you [...]