There is something wonderful about homemade ice cream. Several years ago my husband was on on a trip and heard a radio program about an entrepreneur who was making her own unique flavored ice cream. The program inspired him to research ice cream makers. Later that month, for my birthday, I received a great little Cuisinart ice cream machine and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream book. The recipes in her book have been an inspiration for many of the flavors we have made.
Over the years, we have made some wonderful flavored ice cream using fresh local and some family favorite ingredients. When we travel during the summer, we inevitably find small ice cream or gelato shops along or way. Although we do have our favorites like Down East Ice Cream in Boothbay Harbor, Maine or The Juice Bar in Nantucket.
Since we were not able to travel this summer, we made good use of our little machine. We have made some wonderful flavors including strawberry, blueberry, peach and fig. These flavors have been added to some of our traditional favorites like lemon with a blueberry swirl, Thai peanut, and Oreo. We also added a waffle cone maker to our small kitchen appliances because, what’s ice cream if not in a delicious waffle cone and covered in guittard sprinkles.
