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From the Archives: Ginger Ice Cream Pie

June 23, 2009

I just found out my friend Geoff is coming to town this summer. His visit is more than a month away, but I have got to start planning the pie NOW. You see, I’m into cakes and cookies, but Geoff is all about Pie-Pie-Pie. For my dad, the decision would be easy — Lemon Pie [...]

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From the Archives: $112 Cinnamon Ice Cream

June 3, 2009

I’m on the road this week and will be dipping into the archives for a few tasty blasts from the past. This posts has a bit of a back story so click through the hyperlinks to understand why I salvaged $8 worth of brownies with a $112 ice cream maker. $112 Cinnamon Ice Cream Click [...]

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Ginger Ice Cream Pie

November 11, 2008

I live in the birthplace of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. I learned his poem In Flanders Fields in Grade 5. I still know it by heart, and it still makes me cry. Tonight, Andrew will give a lecture on the horrific battle of Passchendael. We don’t take the sacrifices of the past lightly. In many [...]

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Maple Walnut Ice Cream

September 10, 2008

My taste buds have changed over the years. I used to hate maple and now have become quite fond of it. So fond of it that I made maple walnut ice cream as a nod to Canadian cuisine for The World’s Longest Barbecue. The secret to this ice cream is to use dark amber maple [...]

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What If …

August 27, 2008

People often ask writers where they get their ideas. I can honestly say I don’t know. No matter what inspiration-inducing trick I use, my pattern is always the same. No idea. … Idea! The amount of time represented by those three dots varies. It could be nanoseconds. It could be days. And in some cases, [...]

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$112 Cinnamon Ice Cream

August 13, 2008

This recipe is Cheryl’s fault. I tried her cinnamon brownies and because of a mistake on my end, not hers, ended up with a tasty but dry dessert. My solution was to top it off with cinnamon ice cream. Only no one makes cinnamon ice cream around here. So I had to do it myself. [...]

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Allison’s Idea Ice Cream

August 7, 2008

Mom asked for lemon cake with raspberry filling for her birthday. Instead, she got a botched coconut layer cake and a new type of ice cream. As the Stones said, you can’t always get what you want. In this case, the lyrics applied not just to my mother, but to me. My birthday surprise wasn’t [...]

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Champagne and Grapefruit Sorbet

July 18, 2008

I’m so busted. Yes, I ranted about how you shouldn’t buy any kitchen gadget with the word “maker” in it. Yes, I’ve rabbited on an on about my tiny kitchen. And yes, despite everything I said, I went out and bought a fair-sized electric “maker”. An ice cream maker. It takes up space in the [...]

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