Goodbye Winter and Hello Heat

I honestly feel like I had a plan when I wrote down the words “ice cream”. It is true, I don't just plop down and let inspiration hit me for this blog. I have a list of topics written out for things I want to write about. I have the words “ice cream” written next to Tasty Tuesday. I have no other context besides that.

I truly do adore the ice cream, I feel it, not sure what the grand plan was, though. Maybe it was the weather. I mean the weather has switched from dead cold to pleasantly nice for an ice cream cone. I really don't feel warm weather.

What comes from the blistering heat? Grass grows. There are weeds. Straight boys come out of hiding and become obnoxious.

You know now that I'm actually thinking about it, it all makes sense. I mean it doesn't make sense, but I can understand it. I also love the fact that I call it eating at lunch. I don't eat anything at lunch. I sit next to people. That's not really the same thing.

On a decidedly random tangent, my microeconomics teacher loves ice cream. I doubt that was the original purpose of this article. I really like my micro teacher, but I don't think I would dedicate an entire article to her. She's Italian. She likes ice cream, but she is all about that gelato. I had gelato, once. I felt it. I was here for it, but whenever I think of gelato I always think of the Lizzie McGuire Movie. The woman chaperoning the trip says “Italian ice cream has twice the sugar of American ice cream” in that loud domineering voice. I love it. Queen.

I have a great relationship with ice cream, except when it's attacking my waist line. I have a thing for hot fudge sundaes. There's something about warm fudge and melty ice cream that really gets me to where I want to be in my life.

Brandy Alexander's slay the world. A Brandy Alexander is what you get when you combine alcohol with a milkshake. It's a really great way to get wasted. Don't get wasted. Do what you want. I personally have only ever been a little tipsy and I don't even know if I would go that far, honestly. I only really ever have one drink and I'm done.  

My mother also has a relationship with the ice cream and we used to make homemade ice cream. We had like an ice cream machine and everything. Hopefully, the recipes I find for this article do not require a homemade mixer. I will not include those. I had a really good time as a child with ice cream. It's like a good childhood memory.

If something bad happens, you just eat ice cream and live your life. That's a motto to live by. I'm going to put that on twitter. Honest to God. That might replace my twitter description. I am such a perfect being and hopefully you enjoy these ice cream recipes, I did not just randomly pick out of my mother's cookbook.  

RECIPES:
Lavender Honey Ice Cream*
1 quart of Vanilla Ice Cream
½ cup of Honey
2 tablespoons of Lavender

In a food processor, grind the lavender until it resembles a flour consistency.

Combine the vanilla ice cream, honey, and lavender, mixing well. Freeze for at least a half hour before serving.

*This recipe might be cheating.

Grape Sherbert
2 ¼ cups of Water
1 cup of Lemon Juice
1 cup of Sugar
2 tablespoons of Vodka*
1/8 teaspoon of Salt

Combine water and sugar, stirring until the sugar has melted. Once it's cooled,a dd the remaining ingredients and freeze thoroughly, about 2 ½ hours.

Using a food processor, pulse the lemon ice until it is smooth.

*The recipe said that the vodka was optional. Who makes vodka optional. Also this might not be ice cream, but that's not really the point.

Peach Almond Shake
½ cup of sliced Peaches
1/3 cup of Vanilla Ice Cream
2 teaspoon of Lemon Juice
½ ounce of Brandy
½ ounce of Peach Schnapps
½ ounce of Amaretto

Blend all ingredients.