A fresh take on Hanukkah fare: olive oil ice cream. Don't be skeptical: it is lick-the-bowl delicious! This year, Hanukkah starts at sundown on December 12. Hanukkah commemorates the victory of a small group of Jews, the Maccabees, over the army of the Syrian-Greek King Antiochus in the second century BCE. After the Jews drove the Greeks ...
Cookies ‘n Cream Ice Cream Cake
When you think of ice cream cake, do you think of a layer of cake topped with a layer of ice cream? Or do you think about a cake-shaped confection made entirely of ice cream? My darling son recently turned nine. While his Star Wars-themed sleepover party with five of his best pals will have to wait until the dust settles from our move, we did ...
National Ice Cream Day: Strawberry Balsamic Basil
July 19 is National Ice Cream Day! Did you know that? Summer seems to have finally arrived in Chicago, after a cool and wet June. So it's time to pull out the ice cream maker that has been languishing in my Small Appliance Ghetto all winter. My family loves strawberry ice cream, but as I have mentioned before, I prefer strawberries when they are ...