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Chocolate Gelato. We make ice cream at home quite a lot and I've posted several ice cream recipes in the past. But I get asked enough about how to make gelato that I thought it was time for a post. The big question for people is what is the difference between American ice cream and Italian gelato? When people taste gelato, they comment on the intensity of flavor and the different texture it has. Gelato is very dense and this is because there is not the amount of air whipped into it like American ice cream.

The question is - can you make gelato at home? I'm giving you two different recipes here. One recipe uses unsweetened cocoa powder and one uses melted bittersweet chocolate. Gelato at a real gelateria is kept in special freezers so it does not freeze hard. Chocolate Gelato for a printable recipe, click here adapted from A-16 Ingredients: Instructions: Place 2 tablespoons of the milk in a small bowl. In a pot, add the remaining milk and bring to a boil over medium heat. Gelato Siciliano from Saveur serves 6-8. Chicken Scarpariello Recipe - Grace Parisi. Tartelette.

Didn't expect to take this long to announce the winners of the cookbook giveaway but we had snow over the weekend. Snow! In Charleston! (which was gone by 9am the day after). Kind of - sort of - just about unheard of. I did not even know of B's existence the last time it snowed in Charleston. Anyways...Congratulations to Victoria N. winner of Amy's Bread and Rosa from Rosa's Yummy Yums, winner of Unforgettable Desserts. I wanted to hear that particular sound after the snow falls.

I know it sounds crazy but the evening was made complete by a loss of power. I did make this Raspberry Mascarpone Macarons bouquet for my Valentine. We don't celebrate the sweetest day because each day we are together is well, pretty darn sweet as it is. We also know that for some folks it is a bunch of hopes all wrapped up in many emotions getting a chance to come out on V-Day. He went and got me roses. I've been toying with the idea of putting a macaron on a stick for a while. French Macaron Recipe for Your First Time Making Them (pictures included) If you’re new here, welcome!

I’m AmberLee, and Giverslog is my place to share simple DIYs for gift giving, happy mail ideas, simple recipes, and more. I also just opened an online chocolate shop, The Ticket Kitchen. Stop by if you get a moment. I hope my notes here about making French macarons for the first time help you out. I’d love to hear how it turns out. I’ve had a hankering to make macarons for some time. I found the process of making macarons to be every bit as delicate as I expected, but doable. And once you have macarons down, you will be a whiz at turning out a beautiful souffle. Do you like the tag? French Macarons Tag, printable (25067) After my day of experimenting with different batches, here are some lessons learned.

French Macarons (recipe from MarthaStewart.com posted here with annotations) makes about 35 macaron shells Before you begin: Choose a nice, cool, dry day to make these. Ingredients 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, 4.5 oz 3/4 cup almond flour, 2.5 oz. Method1. 2. 3. White Bean Soup With Ham - Bean Soup Recipe With Ham Bone and Tomatoes. This is an easy soup to make, and hearty enough to be a main dish. Serve this bean soup with fresh baked cornbread or crusty rolls. Ingredients: 1 meaty ham bone3 cups water3 cups chicken broth2 cloves garlic, crushed and minced1 cup diced onion1 cup diced carrot1 cup diced celery1/2 cup diced fennel, optional1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper2 teaspoons fresh or freeze-dried parsley2 teaspoons Creole seasoning or seasoned salt blendpinch thyme1 cup corn kernels1 cup frozen chopped spinach or mustard greens2 cans (15 ounces each) Great Northern or Navy beans, drained and rinsed2 cans (14.5 ounces each) tomatoes, diced1 cup diced ham, optionalsalt and pepper, to taste Preparation: Combine ham bone, water, and chicken broth in a large saucepan.

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