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Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie

I love pumpkin pie but for some reason, I never think to make it except at Thanksgiving. Now that I have found a recipe that includes ice cream, I will definitely make pumpkin pie more often! For this recipe, you will need ginger snaps, margarine, pecans or walnuts, orange peel, canned pumpkin, packed brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice (or ground cinnamon can be used as a substitute), whipped cream, and a pint of ice cream. For the ice cream, you can use vanilla but you can also change the taste of the pie by adding something different like butter pecan … Continue reading →

Happy National Ice Cream Day!

What? You didn’t know that today is officially National Ice Cream Day? That’s okay, neither did I. But it is! Ronald Reagan created this special “holiday,” deeming July in general as National Ice Cream Month. The third day in July is reserved for National Ice Cream Day. So how are you celebrating? Don’t know yet? How about running to your local ice cream parlor and ordering up a scoop…or two. How about a sundae? If you’re in the mood to stay at home, try popping by your grocery store and picking up one of the many varieties available today. What’s … Continue reading →

Home Of The Ice Cream Sundae

Summertime and ice cream… the two go hand-in-hand. And as luck would have it I actually live less than an hour away from the birthplace of the ice cream sundae. Two Rivers, Wisconsin was recently recognized as the “Official Home of the Ice Cream Sundae.” To celebrate, each June, the city hosts a “Sundae Week,” which features a massive ice cream social. If you can make it to Two Rivers during June for the festivities you can look forward to a host of ice cream related events, including eating contests, old fashioned band concerts, and 25-cent ice cream sundaes. If … Continue reading →

Tasty Low Calorie Snacks!

A snack should not take time to prepare. In fact, a snack should be easy to lay hands on and quick to prepare. That is the nature of a snack. One of the hardest parts of dieting is the idea that you need pre-prepare any snack foods and that you are going to spend time doing extra cooking or spending a ton of money on specialized foods. So let’s make snacking a bit easier. Here are four, tasty but also very good snacks that are also low calorie and ideal for snacking on a diet: Froot Loops Yes, Froot Loops … Continue reading →

Chocolate Ice Cream in a Can

Chocolate Ice Cream in a Can For kids, there’s something really satisfying about making a gourmet treat themselves. Making homemade ice cream is right up there on the list of can’t-be-beat-homemade-goodness, but unless you have an ice cream maker (and even if you do!) it might seem too complicated to attempt. But with a few empty cans and simple ingredients, you can be on your way to homemade chocolate ice cream. My daughter had a mini ice-cream maker for her American Girl doll, and despite its miniscule size, it really worked. I used to be surprised that she wanted to … Continue reading →