Tag Archives: frozen dessert

Lemon Gelato

I don’t know what it says about me (well, I have a pretty solid idea), but some of my best friendships have been cultivated while in a food coma.

Once in a while, a few of my best and closest get together to cook, chat and eat.  It doesn’t happen often, because our eating is legendary (to us, anyway); so much so that going home right away is not an option.  At every such event, someone eventually wanders to the couch, or even straight to the floor; wherever looks like a good place for digestion.  The rest of us follow.  There are usually blankets and pillows, ridiculous conversations and, often, naps.

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Strawberry, Balsamic and Basil Gelato

I would say an ice cream maker was one of my best purchases, except it wasn’t a purchase.  It was an appropriation/rescue/total thievery, depending on your perspective…  I obviously prefer to think of it as a rescue.  Mom never used that thing–that makes it okay, right?  I mean, she kept it in the GARAGE.  That is no way to treat something as awesome as a thing that makes ice cream.

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