What kind of mint did you use? I tried to make a mint choc. chunk ice cream recently, but could only get spearmint. It didn't taste bad, it just wasn't the right flavor profile.
And I know what you mean about the green color. It should have been a total "Duh!", but now I know why Doublemint gum uses that shade of green for the package...
Munich, Germany
Kobe, Japan
Hong Kong
because I lived there as a child and want to see those places with the eyes of an adult.
nearly without exception: dark!!!
Fresh picked basil. I made Haalo's recipe for Basil Ice Cream recently, and it is delicious!
http://cookalmostanything.blogspot.com/2007/01/basil-ice-cream.html
ginger snaps - Trader Joe's has a triple ginger version that I can eat WAY too many of.
Mint grows like a weed, so if you've got any small plot of ground, you can grow more than you'll ever need. And it comes back every year. Trust me. Save your sanity and plant the stuff in a big pot.
With this recipe, I think I'll find a use for more of the mint that I've got growing...where I didn't plant it. There's only so much mint tea a person can consume.
@holdthemayo: I think the brand is reputable. We got the ICE-30 for cheap on Amazon and have been very happy with it.
Lucy, thanks for the recipe. Got to try it -- sounds great.
I'll second both recommendations for the Weinstein and the Lebovitz books. I'll that Emily Luchetti's A Passion for Ice Cream is also excellent. Lebovitz tends to make more eggless ice creams while Luchetti's book tends more towards recipes using eggs. I think they complement each other nicely.
I'll say that I can only get fresh spearmint in my supermarket (as opposed to other mints). It's very good but it's not quite right.
Wow, this hits right in my sweet spot. For as long as I can remember, I've been on a fruitless hunt for good PLAIN mint ice cream. What is it about mint ice cream that makes ice cream makers always think they must add chocoloate chips or cookies or something? Whenever I buy "mint-chip" ice cream, I'm always doing that dig for the parts of the ice cream with less chips. I guess I just need to finally get an ice cream maker and make chipless mint ice cream myself.
I have this book: Ultimate Ice Cream by Bruce Weinstein and it has a lot of recipes. I've made vanilla (pure and simple) and Bailey's with semi-sweet chocolate chips. Both were delicious and surprisingly simple to make. I also have the same machine, so it was easy to use as well. I just need to have more patience when the ice cream base chills.
san francisco- out of all of the places in the world i have been, this is the freshest, most immaculate foodie destination in the u.s. i think any foodie from any background must visit san francisco.
kerala, india- i love india. and indian food
island of capri, italy- for great seafood, and that glass elevator thing that takes you up the side of the island, where you can see the huge citrus, the size of basketballs, some of it!
Paris for macarons at Ladurée
London for high tea at the Ritz
New York for bellinis at Cipriani's on Fifth
Paris, France
Salzburg, Austria
Honolulu, Hawaii
I would go to Italy, China, and France. I love the food.
Spain, France and England to visit family members and friends.
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