06 March 2009

not-so-plain vanilla

This is the Vanilla Ice Cream from David Lebovitz' The Perfect Scoop...

...and it's anything but plain. Made with both vanilla extract and a whole vanilla bean, it's very intensely vanilla-y.

The seeds remind me of a favorite family tale of an older relative who threw away a brand-new carton of premium vanilla ice cream, mistaking the black spots for bugs--whoops!

8 comments:

  1. On a day when it's above 70 degrees, that looks exceptionally yummy!

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  2. That's a funny story about the ice cream Kristina! I can only imagine that the vanilla yoghurt I had today pales in comparison to that cone of yours.

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  3. Ooh, yum! That reminds me to say that making my own vanilla extract was the smartest thing I ever did. Need to douse my beans with some fresh vodka even as we speak, in fact!

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  4. In the sushine too! Fantastic. Ice cream always tastes best in a cone and outside. Yours looks wonderful.

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  5. Simply fantastic. I love the taste of real vanilla from Madagascar, as it is more interesting that the artificial stuff.

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  6. Your ice creams always look so delicious!

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  7. No2 refuses to eat vanilla icecream with 'bits' in it - silly boy!

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  8. Goodness, it looks beautiful and I am laughing at the idea of the family member who was worried about the bugs.

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