Ice Cream, Chocolate and Anxiety

You say it: these three words do not seem to have anything in common. All the same, I have to use them together, as you do so. In fact, I got to know from sufferers of anxiety that many of them get more anxiety symptoms when they eat these sweets. The same thing can be said

Things to Know About Renting a Soft Serve Ice Cream Machine

Thinking about renting a soft serve machine? Sweet! They totally turn a great party into an awesome one! Below are listed some things to be aware of as you plan to use a soft serve machine for your wedding reception, birthday party, or other event. 1. Transportation: Most rental companies require that you pick the

5 Advantages of a Home Made Ice Cream Maker

Ice cream is one of the worlds’ favorite comfort foods. It just seems to make everything better, don’t you agree? You can mix it with fruits, custard, wafers, chocolates, nuts, brownies, cheeses and other stuff that people like, to give it different wonderful flavors. There are even eccentric flavors such as squid, wasabi, chicken, and

Most Popular Ice Cream Toppings

Americans love their ice cream, consuming about 30 liters per person a year. From “jimmies” to hot fudge, it is the toppings that really are the cherry on top of this multi-billion dollar industry. Once upon a time, an ice cream shop customer only had a couple of choices if they wanted to add a

Nutty Buddy Ice Cream

When you are looking for an ice cream treat that is delicious and easy to make, you will want to try this nutty buddy ice cream recipe. This recipe is for making the tasty ice cream treat the way you remember it. Whatever kind of ice cream occasion you are having, this recipe will make

Facts And Different Uses Of Bentwood Ice Cream Chairs

The popularity of bentwood ice cream chairs or wooden ice cream chairs started to grow from the fag end of the Victorian period. From that period, use of this chair gradually started to increase. In the 1930’s and 1940’s twisted wire ice cream parlor chairs were mass-produced. In this period, this chair was standard furniture

Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream – How Did It All Start?

There is an ice cream stand located in almost every town. Ice cream has become very popular in America and many companies have made a fortune out of making the tasty dessert. One of the most famous companies is Ben and Jerry’s. Ben and Jerry’s started off small and grew into an American fortune company,

Making Banana Ice Cream With Your Greenstar Or Champion Juicer

I was amazed the first time I made all-natural banana ice cream with my GreenStar juicer! Let me explain. The GreenStar juicer is a heavy-duty twin gear triturating juicer. What that means is that it has two interlocking gears that grind up fruits and vegetables and extract the juice. Over top of the gears you

How To Make Ice Cream Shaped Like Watermelon

Summer is here and everyone likes the idea of ice cream. If you are throwing a dinner party or just having some friends over for dinner, you will amaze them when you bring out this ice cream dessert. It looks like a watermelon, even when you slice it. It even has the ‘seeds’. It is

In Search of German Chocolate Ice Cream

I have always loved German chocolate cake not for the cake itself, but rather for the wonderful filling! I could eat a bowl of the filling with no problem! A few years ago, I “discovered” Haagen Dazs German chocolate ice cream and gave it a try. It was, needless to say, delicious. My enjoyment however,

Rock Salt: Don’t Stop At Ice Cream

Using Rock Salt To Make Ice Cream Although hundreds of millions of tonnes of rock salt are used and made annually, most home consumers are more familiar with the culinary applications of rock salt, and may consider purchasing this product in bulk, since several hundred pounds of salt may be purchased for the price of

3 Easy Strawberry Ice Cream Recipes

If you are in the mood to make ice cream with your ice cream maker, these three easy strawberry ice cream recipes can make a nice summer treat. Each are different, so you have options depending on the ingredients you have at home. Recipe #1 – NON-DAIRY STRAWBERRY 2 teaspoons kosher gelatin 1/4 cup apple-strawberry

Home Made Ice Cream Recipe for Coffee Can Ice Cream

The very best thing about having birthday cake is the ice cream that goes along with it. This delicious home made ice cream recipe can be made with a few simple ingredients and a couple of coffee cans. Learn how to make your own yummy blend! It’s so easy to make and fun to eat!

Choosing The Best Ice Cream Maker

You can make delicious ice cream at home, as good as any premium store brand, if you choose a good ice cream maker and follow a few tips. Ice cream makers can range in price from under $100 to over $500. The more expensive models contain built in freezing compressors. The less expensive models are

How to Make the Best Homemade Ice Cream

Typically, ice creams are served outside the convenience of our home. We usually get them from our grocery stores and local markets. This thing is not bad at all. But if you have the right ingredients, then why not make your own in your kitchen? Trust me, the process of making ice cream is fairly

Low-Carb Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe

Ingredients 3 cups heavy cream 1/2 cup cocoa 4 egg yolks 4 large eggs 1 cup of peanut butter 3/4 cup erythritol or similar artificial sweetener (blue agave also works!) 2 teaspoons vanilla extract pinch of kosher salt 1/4 cup unflavored/unsweetened almond milk 2-3 teaspoons gelatin mixed together with 3-4 tablespoons water (optional) 2 ounces

French Ice Cream Sundae Desserts

French ice cream sundaes might include any combination of flavors, sorbets, syrups, nuts and even alcohols. There really is no limit. However, there are some popular combinations that you are quite likely to find on the menu if you visit an ice cream parlor (glacier) in France. These classic sundaes are easy enough to reproduce

Tips To Use And Care For Your Ice Cream Maker

Ice cream makers are great additions in your home, especially if you love the soft cold treats. There are so many models to choose from and by looking at the different features you should be able to select the most suitable for your needs. After investing in a reliable equipment for your ice cream making

8Top Benefits Of Eating Ice Cream Sandwich

So what is a sandwich ice cream? It is a frozen dessert made up of two skins and ice cream in between. It consists of crusts and an ice cream made from different ingredients. The ingredients chosen depend on the targeted consumers. An ice cream sandwich for Americans has the crust made of cookies and

Edible Printouts For Your Cakes

Just how do those bakeries do the birthday cake printouts? Can I do this on my inkjet printer at home? I’ll answer those questions for you in this article. Printing on a sheet to overlay your birthday cake might seem like something you could not do at home. If you don’t want to eat that

A Look Into the Origin of Sweet Potato Pie

Sweet potato pie is often a favorite dish, especially for Thanksgiving. Many folks that live in the South eat this sweet treat along with their turkey and dressing. But one may wonder where did the idea for this sweet vegetable pie come from? First and foremost, the sweet potato itself is a dicotyledonous plant. It

The History of Chocolate Chip Cookies

The chocolate chip cookie was invented by a lady named Ruth Wakefield in 1933 and like many great recipes today it was discovered completely by accident. Ruth was the owner of the Toll house Inn which was located in Whitman, Massachusetts which was a very popular place to take in some good home cooked meals.

How to Decorate Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies are easy to make at home when you start with a great sugar cookie recipe. To ensure success, bring all of your ingredients to room temperature. Sift dry ingredients before adding to wet ingredients. Here is my favorite sugar cookie recipe. Basic Sugar Cookies 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1/2

Quick Vegan Desserts For the Busy Parents

Vegans are faced with tough food choices everyday. A lot of times people seem to take things for granted. What is a no brainer for you, can be a tough hurdle to tackle for the vegan. With major grocers beginning to recognize the burgeoning growth of the vegan market, things are getting easier but their

Delicious No-Bake Cookie Recipes That Children Will Love

Everybody loves cookies. And nobody loves them as much as children do. While it’s fun to bake sweet treats from scratch, we don’t always have the time (or the patience!) to do so. That’s where the beauty of no-bake cookies comes in – they’re quick, easy and fuss-free! Best of all, they’re equally delicious to

3 Super Yummy Kid-Friendly Strawberry Desserts To Try At Home

Whether you’re a child or an adult, one simply cannot resist a sweet treat. Kids naturally have a sweet tooth, but too much sugar and empty calories aren’t ideal. So if you’re preparing them a snack or dessert, make sure you serve a something on the healthier side. Strawberries are a great choice to incorporate

The Difference Between Savoury and Sweet Foods

People prefer different flavours in their meals, which is the basis of sweet and savoury foods. So what is the basic difference between sweet and savoury? Sweet food is dominated by the taste of sugar or honey as in desserts, while savoury food is quite the opposite, full-flavoured, often sometimes spicy and associated with food

12 Recipes With Easy and Fast Green Tea

12 Recipes to prepare with green tea Green tea, without a doubt, is one of the infusions that has gained its prominence in its own right. In fact, its use far exceeds that of drinking it in a cup. Do you want to try it in another kind of recipe? Here you have neither more

The Wedding Reception Viennese Hour

A delightful wedding trend is recent years has been the Viennese hour. This event takes place at the reception following dinner and it is essentially a display of every delicious dessert that anyone could ever imagine. This is what you need to know to plan a fabulous Viennese hour for your wedding reception. Let’s face

Lactose Free Recipes – Desserts!

Are you looking for some lactose free recipes? Desserts being left out of the diet for those who are lactose intolerant is just wrong. I think just about everyone has a sweet tooth and just because your body and milk don’t get along doesn’t mean you have to go without. It’s tough enough searching for

4 Recipes for No Bake Pie Crusts

For no-bake pie crusts, you can experiment with just about any crispy ingredient as your base. Pretzels, potato chips or shortbread cookies come to mind. Before you start experimenting, here a 4 tested and proven to work no-bake pie crust recipes. These no-bake crusts are suitable for cream fillings or fillings cooked on the stove

Low-Sugar, Gluten Free Alternatives to Your Favorite Desserts

Yeah! Who doesn’t love homemade Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies? Well, these classic cookies are low in sugar & gluten free. They only have about 7 grams of focused carbs! See below how it’s done. Prep Time: Minutes to Prepare: 12 mins. Minutes to Cook: 12-14 mins. Number of Servings: 26 Ingredients:

Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe For The Toaster Oven

Last spring my organic seed supplier had a special on pie pumpkin seeds. Naturally, I decided to grow pie pumpkins for the first year ever. The five vines I planted produced over 100 pounds of pie pumpkins. This left me with a problem: I can only eat so many pumpkin pies. I can only give

Make the Best Cheesecake Ever – Grandma’s Secret Recipe

Say the word “cheesecake” and it rolls off the tongue, bringing with it associations of decadence and sweet, creamy goodness. In New York, it’s even “famous”. Yet many people opt to buy this time-honored dessert, thinking it must be complicated and time-consuming to make. This couldn’t be further from the truth. If cheesecake is a

New York Style Cheesecake Recipe

New York style cheesecake recipes are made with a combination of cream cheese and Italian cheese cakes made with ricotta cheese. In the early 1920’s, this particular silky style of cream cheese was developed in the New York area. New York style cheesecake recipes were introduced by Jewish delicatessens in New York City. Arnold Reuben

Different Types of Cheesecakes

If you think that cheesecake is cheesecake, then you’re either not a baker or have been living under a rock for your whole life. There are more kinds of cheesecake than Carter has liver pills, and he’s got plenty of them to go around. We’re not going to cover every type and style of cheesecake

The Foods You Need to Eat During Pregnancy!

Need some real, practical suggestions for healthy breakfasts, snacks, meals and drinks for avoiding excessive weight gain during pregnancy? Look no further – we’ve even given you a shopping list! PREGNANCY NUTRITION: TOP FOODS TO EAT AND TO AVOID! Pregnancy Nutrition: BREAKFAST IDEAS Fresh fruit smoothie: Blend any fresh fruit (with some natural unsweetened live

Top Health Benefits of Tomatoes

Taste and nutrition as well as the health benefits of tomatoes have been highly valued. Enjoyed all over the world, they are essential ingredients in the diets of many cultures. Yet the plant has a spotty past, including myths, misconceptions and controversy, and the challenges of modern mass production of the tomato continue to spark

Avocados – What a Diverse Fruit!

Let’s take a look at the amazing avocado. People have enjoyed avocados for more than 500 years, and they are becoming increasingly popular in today’s diet. These remarkable little fruits not only offer extraordinary nutrition, they also deliver many additional health benefits. Packed full of vitamins and minerals, avocados improve a wide variety of health

Easy Healthy Breakfast Burritos Recipe

We make these easy healthy breakfast burritos for breakfast and for supper. They are full of protein and taste great any time of the day. This recipe is versatile, and you can add any ingredient that is your favorite. It makes great leftovers for lunches the next day, saving you time and money. Basic Breakfast

Avocado and the Candida Diet

Commonly treated as a vegetable, avocados are actually tropical fruits, thought to have originated in Central and South America. Avocados are pear-shaped, with green or brown skin that can be either smooth or rough. The inside of an avocado contains a yellowish slimy flesh often described as rich and buttery. Most people first encounter avocados

Avocados Are a Wonder Food!

People can be really lukewarm about avocados. If you don’t know when they are at peak ripeness, they can be kind of weird both in taste and texture; that is, no taste and waxy in texture. Until recently, people didn’t choose avocados partly because they thought they had no flavor, but mostly because they thought

Avocado for Vaginal Yeast Infection

There is no one food that is the complete answer to yeast infection, but avocados are an example of food that is effective in bringing back the right intestinal context to stop aggravated vaginal infection. Does this mean that a food plan that includes avocado will help patients to get better and well faster? Well

Parrot Provisions

When giving your parrots a well organized provisions schedule, take into account what could benefit both you and your parrot. Be aware what provision would make them lengthen their lifespan since they grow up quite differently from one another. Science professional believe that there is still something lacking regarding the study and researches of parrot

Louisiana Hot Sauce

When it comes to hot sauces, Louisiana isn’t lacking for variety. A tour of the condiment aisle in even the humblest grocery store reveals a range that vastly outstrips the selection of, say, ketchup brands. Or mayonnaise. Calandro’s Government Street location had not just a shelf, but an entire end cap display stocked with a

Vegan Protein

The first place to get protein as a vegan is from certain fruits & vegetables, I’ll bet you didn’t realize spinach and cauliflower are a complete protein. There are many ways that you can eat these two vegetables. I don’t like to cook my spinach too much but I typically cook cauliflower to the point

A Classic Big Green Egg Burger Recipe

The Big Green Egg is the most versatile grill I have ever owned. It can sear steaks at temperatures up to 700F, or it can slowly smoke a 10lb brisket for 17 hours at 225F. It acts as a grill, an oven, and a smoker all in one! Another great feature of the Big Green

How to Clean Avocado Stains

A football match on TV, guacamole and tortilla chips, hubby and his greedy friends: a combination that can lead to accidents. The main problem with an avocado stain in that if it is left it will oxidize and eventually turn a nasty grey black colour. Once this has happened, the stain is almost impossible to

Vegan Nachos and Home-Made Savoury Crackers

This much healthier version of a traditional Mexican dish is really authentic in taste. Make it for a light lunch or triple the recipe and serve it at a party. Home-made nachos are very quick and easy to make. They are accompanied by soy yoghurt (soured with lemon juice), home-made guacamole dip, a lentil and

The Best Way to Remove a Guacamole Stain From Carpet

Having parties can be a lot of fun, at least until someone spills something all over your carpet. If one of your favorite party snacks is guacamole, like mine, you may know about those bright green stains on your carpet that start to turn brown over time. Here is the best way to remove a

Renovating The Wedding Cake House in Melrose MA

Sometimes two forces meet and the outcome is pure perfection. This property, which garnered a lot of attention in its state of disrepair in 2001, met the current owners and the result has birthed an architectural experience and one of the finest restorations Metro Boston has ever known. Its late 19th-century elegance was completely renewed

Utensils to Make Cake Baking Easy

Baking a cake requires minimal effort, even for the amateur baker, when utilizing the right tools. Cake baking pans are the first instrument needed to create the masterpiece. Whether a regular pan, shaped traditionally in the rectangular or circular, or a novelty cake pan that structures the cake into another form, it’s going to require

Decorate Your Cake With a Beautiful Design

The final touch to your cake which grabs principal attention is definitely a cake topper. A good cake maker will usually be a master designer too so he can make the cake topping himself. There are various ways of creating it like using marzipan, gum paste and of course the traditional way of piping and

Baking the Best Cakes and Sweets With a Cake Mixer

Homemade treats are always wonderful. Mixing cake mixes by hand not only is labor intensive but it is not the best way to get a good batter. It is impossible to mix a cake by hand and get it aerated enough. It may be hard to notice that the batter is not as fluffy as

Buttercream Cake Design Tips

Creating beautiful and mouth-watering cakes is not as scary as it might seem. A variety of resources are available to guide you through your cake creating experience-books, websites, online videos and classes are just a few ways that you can learn how to decorate cakes. This guide covers the basics of making and decorating tasty

The Best Italian Custard Cake

Learn how to master the art of making a scrumptious Italian custatd cake. Also known as a ‘continental cake’ it is a very traditional cake used by many Italian families. Not only is it one of the most delicious cakes you will ever taste it is so simple, versatile and cheap to make. Simply follow

How to Make Mini Cake Towel Slices

Towel cake slices are an easy DIY favor for weddings and bridal showers. They are a unique way to add flare to your event. They can be made in any color you like to match your wedding theme which allows them to stand out when placed next to a plate in a seated dinner, or