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Lavender Ice Cream
Inspired by the Okanagan Lavender Herb Farm very near Kelowna The Okanagan Valley is the Napa of the North, but better. Better because it showcases Canadian culture, heritage and authentic food, as...
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Vanilla Ice Cream
A basic base from which to build all ice creams with Thanks to Aunt Lucille I have made homemade ice cream most of my adult life because of the passion that grew from my first taste of homemade ice...
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Salted Caramel Ice Cream
A request from the bride and the groom Preparing for Lauren and Aaron’s Wedding Meet-The-Groom Brunch Reception, I read a lot of caramel ice cream recipes and a lot of comments about those recipes. I...
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Pistachio Ice Cream
My personal favourite – well, I have a few! I must have been 13 when I first laid my eyes on a pistachio. I was going up the escalator in The Bay downtown (Red Deer) and a blond haired, blue eyed...
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The Best Rhubarb Ice Cream Ever!
This humble stalk makes an over the moon ice cream! Yes, I have become ice cream obsessed this summer. The heat wave of 2012 has brought it on! Kind of. It started with the first shoots of Spring...
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Black Currant Coulis (Cassis Sorbet Base) and Cassis Fruit Leather
The fruit leather is the byproduct of the silky sumptuous tart coulis. I was a single parent when my second child was born. I left. It was terrible and sad, yet a relief at the same time. I did love my...
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Saskatoon Berry Ice Cream
From the bounty of our Great Canadian Prairies! Fresh Saskatoon berry ice cream. Mmmmmmm! This is a rare treat. The flavour of the berries is not as pronounced as the colour of the ice cream, but it...
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Evans Cherry Ice Cream
A sour cherry varietal prolific on the Alberta prairies: a vibrant red and flavour-FULL! This is the last of my deluge of homemade ice cream posts. Together now: “Awwwwww!” I know. I know. There are so...
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Ice Bowl with Homemade Ice Cream Balls and Miniature Cones
A Canadian Foodie Family Tradition When I was pregnant with Ragan, I remember seeing a photo of an ice bowl with balls of ice cream in it for a summer bridal shower sponsored by JELL-O. The idea never...
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To-Die-For Homemade Mincemeat Ice Cream
The perfect accompaniment for Sticky Toffee Pudding or warm Mincemeat Tarts! Homemade mincemeat ice cream is dreamy with steamy Mincemeat Tarts, above, and decadent with Sticky Toffee Pudding, below....
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Honeysuckle Sorbet
Lonicera Japonica: Mandarine Pluck a petal; pinch the bottom part near the stem and gently pull it out. There should be a drop or two of nectar on the white “string” of the flower as you pull it out....
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Concord Grape Sorbet
Concord Grape Sorbet with the Thermomix (and without) The vivid colour is testament to the vibrant flavour of this Concord grape sorbet. Who knew? Not I. Having never preserved anything grape, I had no...
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