Homemade ice cream, no headache!
January 13, 2012
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There is nothing better on a hot summers day than a scoop or two of your favourite ice cream. Have you ever tried to make it yourself? It is very simple and allows you to concoct any combination of flavours that tickle your fancy.
Have you been longing for chocolate and macadamia ice cream or how about banana and gummy bear, or maybe even pickles and tuna ice cream…. or not. But seriously, you can make any flavour you like and you don’t need any special ice cream making equipment! Your kids and friends will love it! Read more…
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Mince pies are one of my favourite seasonal indulgences. My mum would always bake a giant container of them each year to wrap and give to people who would visit. Those mince pies would silently call me to sneak into the kitchen and eat one…. or two… sometimes three. Mum would end up finding out that I had eaten them when there were crumbs on the couch and the lid not put back on the container properly. Occasionally I would be caught red handed with my hand under the lid and given a lecture about how they weren’t for me and that I had better eat my dinner. 
My number one weapon in the fight against fruit wastage is the freezer, in the afternoons I unpack the lunchbox and any uneaten fruit is popped into the freezer for future use – I usually cut the fruit when packing lunches, but if for some reason it is a whole piece, then I will cut it into smaller pieces and remove any seed/core before freezing. 
Have you ever had a craving for something, but think “I can’t have that, it’s too early”? There are some foods that are just suited for one particular meal, and perhaps not for others. For example, steak is for dinner. You could have it for lunch, a little harder to stomach for breakfast, but not suited for a snack or for dessert. 
While there is nothing stopping you from eating it all year round, there is just something about summer that makes the humble fruit salad so much more appealing. It’s extremely simple to put together, and is suitable for any time of the day for any meal (even snacks).
