Double Chocolate Ice Cream with Cocoa Nib and Pistachio Praline Crumble

By Eliot, on April 2nd, 2013%
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Well, that is  delicious mouthful.

There is even more—the “double chocolate” requires a chocolate ganache swirled in the already chocolatey ice cream.

This is the sixth part of a series documenting our Chocolate Cooking Class with Chef Sarah Leavell of The Canebrake.

Double Chocolate Ice Cream with Cocoa Nib and Pistachio Praline Crumble was the . . . → Read More: Double Chocolate Ice Cream with Cocoa Nib and Pistachio Praline Crumble

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Watermelon-Mint Granita for August SRC

By Eliot, on August 20th, 2012%
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Check out SRC reveals today. I used some of our garden produce for a Minted-Watermelon Granita from “A Spoonful of Thyme.” . . . → Read More: Watermelon-Mint Granita for August SRC

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Tea and Jam: Celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee for Holiday Recipe Club

By Eliot, on June 5th, 2012%
Fit for a queen.

I tried to keep my cheeky Yank humor to a minimum because I truly adore the British monarchy. Here is my recipe in honor of the Queen: Lady Grey Gelato with Strawberry Jam. . . . → Read More: Tea and Jam: Celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee for Holiday Recipe Club

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A Healthy Willy Wonka Treat? Here’s the latest Cook the Books post.

By Eliot, on March 25th, 2012%
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How would Charlie “healthify” the Chocolate Factory? Maybe with Frozen Dark Sweet Cherry Yogurt with Chocolate and Amaretto. . . . → Read More: A Healthy Willy Wonka Treat? Here’s the latest Cook the Books post.

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More experimenting with ice cream.

By Eliot, on August 29th, 2010%

Cake batter ice cream recipe . . . → Read More: More experimenting with ice cream.

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And the KC adventure begins: Christopher Elbow and Glacé

By Eliot, on August 9th, 2010%

I will start out with the sweet stuff! . . . → Read More: And the KC adventure begins: Christopher Elbow and Glacé

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Grandmother’s Ice Cream

By Eliot, on July 4th, 2010%

I have a small ice cream maker, the kind that has the frozen bowl.  It works really well and makes creating new gelatos, sherbets and ice cream super easy.

My grandmother had a large, hidously loud ice cream maker.  I remember her making this ice cream, packing the ice around the container,  adding freezer salt, . . . → Read More: Grandmother’s Ice Cream

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Gelato with New Mexico Strawberries

By Eliot, on June 29th, 2010%

Since I was lucky enough to buy fresh strawberries at the Dixon Farmers’ Market, I tried another new strawberry gelato recipe.  I think this recipe will serve as my base for gelato from now on.  I took the Pomegranate/Green Tea recipe (see June 11′s post) and just added the pureed strawberries.  It was quite good, if I . . . → Read More: Gelato with New Mexico Strawberries

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Pomegranate Green Tea Gelato

By Eliot, on June 11th, 2010%

OK—Sorry no pic.  We ate it so fast I did not have time to snap a photo.

I based this gelato on Gourmet‘s “Pomegranate Gelato” from September 2006.  Since I wanted this gelato to be kid friendly and I did not have any pom liqueur, I was wondering what else I could use to make . . . → Read More: Pomegranate Green Tea Gelato

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