Homemade chocolate ice cream with Oreo chunks

The kids loved the chocolate ice cream with the Oreo chunks. It was delicious, but I didn't care for the consistency. It seemed like the cocoa powder didn't dissolve totally. I only had it when it was fresh out of the ice cream maker and still soft-serve, so it might be better after it is in the freezer for a few hours. I have to make another batch today because it was too much to fit in all at once. We're going to have to buy some ice first because our ice maker never has enough in it for the ice cream maker. If I remember, I will take a picture later.

I cooked something all by myself!

Except for asking Stephen B. to get me the cans of tomato out of the can cabinet, I cooked an entire meal all by myself! This is something I haven't done since mid-July! I made meatballs with orzo and zucchini and it was yummy. Ahhh, progress.

Well, the Oreos for the ice cream were not where I thought they were and I couldn't find them anywhere else. A few years from now, you will probably read a post entitled, "I was cleaning my room and I found a package of Double Stuff Oreos, I wonder how they got in here!".

Lime Ice Cream

We made a batch of lime ice cream last night. It was delicious. I guess it was really sherbert, but I am going to call it ice cream because after almost 26 years of marriage and dating for almost two years before that, Mike and I still have the sherbet/sherbert debate! According to the dictionary and Wikipedia, they are both acceptable, but I still like sherbert better, since that is the way it has always been said in my family. The ice cream was delicious and even though the recipe said it makes two quarts, it made closer to three.

Lime Ice Cream

3 ounce Lime Jello
1 cup boiling water
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 6 ounce frozen limeade (thawed)
1 dash salt
1 quart of milk (I used skim)
1 pint half and half
8 drops green food coloring

In large bowl, dissolve jello in boiling water.

Add sugar, thawed limeade and salt. Mix until sugar is all dissolved.

Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

Make according to directions on your ice cream maker.

Homemade Ice Cream, what was I thinking????

My leg felt so much better after physical therapy today. Since I hadn't had to take a pain pill since 1:30 this afternoon and I could walk around, almost pain free, I decided to make some homemade ice cream with the kids. We got an electric ice cream maker from freecyle at the same time that my leg got really bad, so I haven't been able to try it out yet. Anyway, this was a very bad idea! By the time I had mixed the ice cream ingredients together, my leg was killing me. I managed to get it all into the ice cream maker and turn it on before I had to crash on the bed.

I took a pain pill right away so, hopefully, I will feel well enough in a little while to get the ice cream out when it is done churning. This is my first ever attempt at homemade ice cream and I don't have an instruction booklet, so I hope it works. I was going to make some homemade fudge sauce to go with the vanilla ice cream, but I guess I will have to see how well this pain pill works, before I attempt that!

3 of the older boys are off to hockey, one is working overtime and the 3 little ones are making brownies. Sorry, Mikey, I'm sure they will all be gone before you get home this weekend!

Vanilla Ice Cream

Makes 3 quarts

6 large eggs (I use eggbeaters)
2 1/4 cups sugar
6 cups heavy cream
3 cups milk (I use skim)
6 tsp vanilla extract

Whisk eggs until light and fluffy.

Whisk in sugar, a little at a time.

Add cream, milk and vanilla and mix very well.

Make according to your ice cream maker.