I scream.

seriously.  how often do you truly scream for ice cream?  maybe a yell.  or a statement... "I'd like some ice cream."  We bought an ice cream maker 3 weeks ago and have made a batch of ice cream every weekend.

The mister is a purist.  Just chocolate.  I want to make fun stuff, but he just makes a face if it's not plain chocolate.  BOR-ING (but delicious).

I finally convinced him to let me make mint chocolate chip last weekend and he reluctantly said that was cool, but he probably wouldn't eat much.

guess who was begging me to make more mint chocolate chip last night.

best flavor we've tried so far.

recipe here.

I scream, you scream

you know the rest.

We impulsively decided to buy an ice cream maker for Memorial Day.

they were kinda picked over, but we really wanted one.

I looked up several recipes online, but decided to go with one of the manufacturer's recipes.

old fashioned vanilla.

very thick.

very delicious.

nutella pops

uh oh.  someone bought a popsicle mold.  it was me.  and it cost $1.

one dollar.

one.

"but I could use Dixie cups and popsicle sticks."

you could.  but why not just spend a dollar and have this gem.

or two dollars and you just doubled your batch and you're less ghetto.

milk + nutella = nutella pops

the bottom was a little extra nutella-y.

We'll be making more soon.  very soon.

beware: this milkshake would certainly bring all the boys to your yard.

I have a friend who claims that she hates nutella.  I don't really fully believe her.  I mean, seriously?  How can you hate this stuff?  I think she might have something wrong with her.  I'm not naming any names, but her blog is here.  haha.

This was super easy to make.

vanilla ice cream (about 3 scoops for one serving), a heaping tablespoon of nutella (I mean, heaping), milk (I eyeballed it.  more for thin, less for thick).  Hang on to your syrup.

mix, pour in a wine glass (it will make you feel fancier, trust me) and pour a little choco syrup on the top.

so good.  SO GOOD!

can't. stop. making. treats.

I know I've been really delectable lately.  I can't help myself.  I pinned this pin several weeks ago based solely on the fact that it just looked so freakin' tasty.  So the mister was wanting a treat the other night and I had all the ingredients on hand to make it...

awesome because you don't dirty up dishes really.  it's all done in the skillet.

fresh from the oven.

no vanilla ice cream.  I guess we just eat a little extra cookie to make up for it!!

it's someone's birthday today... let's have ice cream cake!

today is my husband's birthday.

happy birthday, David... the best husband ever (seriously.  Other people just think they have the best husband ever)!

David loves this picture of himself.  That is why I chose it.

My husband's favorite cake is ice cream cake.  I usually spend way too much purchasing one, but last year I made ice cream cupcakes and they were delicious. So this year??  We're turning those cupcakes into a cake.  Let's see how it turned out...

I baked a chocolate cake in a springform pan.

scraps from leveling it off... tasty and dangerous.

melty ice cream (my husband would give his right arm for this)

melty ice cream spread on top of leveled cake.

now for the most frustrating cake frosting ever..

don't judge.  it's hard to frost melty ice cream... even after I let it harden in the freezer over night.

he loves chocolate... it's gonna be a happy birthday!!

BIRTHDAY!!

yesterday was my birthday.  it was a nice day.  I woke up super early so my sweet oscar and I made some lanterns out of more mason jars. 

 here's one hanging on my front porch.  LOVE!

my sweet husband eventually woke up and we went to brunch.  We both ordered french toast with sliced strawberries on top.  I ate the strawberries before I took this pic.

so yummy!

at breakfast I opened my birthday present from my husband...  

a manduka yoga mat!  yay!  I've been wanting one for quite a while.

later on... we spent some time preparing for our 4th of July party on Monday and then took some time to relax.  Then some friends came over, we had dinner, went to a movie, and then came back to our kitchen...

 I always end up making my own birthday treat since I'm the sweets maker.  We baked cookie dough in these little souffle dishes and scooped ice cream and chocolate syrup on top.

SUPER YUM!!

and so easy... and I can make a single serving for the husband when his sweet tooth beckons.

oh, suga suga.

I usually buy an ice cream cake for my David when it's his birthday, but this year I decided to save my money and make ice cream cupcakes instead.  Very easy.  Very delicious.

still working on this whole sugar addiction... it's a hard habit to break.

goin' bananas!

I thought I was going bananas when I was writing that novel last month, so I made my first attempt at bananas foster.  I didn't flambe anything.  I had to use rum extract since David is weird about eating liquor-based foods.

Anyway, when you're looking for a good recipe to try... check out allrecipes.com.  

Here's the bananas foster...

in the pan.

a la mode!

forgotten pound cake.

Organizing pics... found a few about a pound cake I never blogged about... David helped me make it.

isn't he adorable in his boxers... like a little homemaker!



this was after we ate the delicate crust off the top!!

It was good... especially with vanilla ice cream.

I think I have a severe sugar addiction. I must get back to more crafting and less baking!!!

more mexican?

yes. don't judge me. I like mexican. I like empanadas. I made these and they were good. It was my first time so don't criticize. They were really good with ice cream.

We'll see what kind of craftiness I can get into this weekend.

little ice cream.

David and I had a date the other night. It was nice... but the nicest part was when we found these tiny one serving size ben and jerry's ice creams...

so tiny and cute!

They even came with tiny little plastic spoons in the top part of the lid...

the crappiest little spoon I've ever seen!

When I opened my ice cream, it was all stuck to the lid of the container...

yum yum!

David has a severe addiction to chocolate ice cream so it makes him very happy when I share his addiction with him.

we are a sweet couple!

We really didn't share one serving. We had one each... but it's cuter to pretend like we were eating out of one container. We devoured that stuff too quickly!

mmm... mmm... mmm!!!!