I’m not sure who gets more excited when a delivery truck pulls up me or our Chihuahuas. They bark out their enthusiasm and run to the door. So do I - run, that is, not bark. I love receiving new cobalt pieces. It feels like Christmas. You’d think that I get to keep it all for myself!
Yesterday, we received two new items. My husband and I were delighted with both, but Andrew clearly favors the large coffee glass mugs. I think he exclaimed something like, “Now we’re talking!” I don’t drink coffee, so I can’t really relate, but he was beaming and said he wanted some of them. I just loved the dark cobalt color and the feel of the mug in my hand.
I reminded him of our deal - nothing from Laurie’s Cobalt World goes into the kitchen and nothing from my kitchen or dining room goes into Laurie’s Cobalt World. He replied, “That rule pertains to you, not me.” Hmph. We’ll see about that!
I may let him have his glass coffee mugs because he has actually been in search of large ones for quite a while. And I have my eye on the new cobalt blue cosmopolitan glasses (what’s good for the goose . . .). I don’t drink cosmopolitans, but these unique glasses are also perfect for serving dessert. I do dessert. Definitely.
As soon as I saw them, my mind started categorizing all of the things that would look gorgeous served in those glasses. Since I’m on a diet, I first thought of a fruit salad. That’s nice, but I quickly moved on to ice cream. Any ice cream would be lovely, but our family favorite would complement the color so well, I think they were just made for each other.
Our family favorite homemade ice cream recipe is made from an unlikely ingredient. In fact, when we have guests, we ask them to try it before we tell them the flavor. Virtually always we are given a look of disbelief. But even months after the visit, friends will recall how much they enjoyed the ice cream.
I’ll mention just one last thing before I tell you what it is. If I told my family that I was making homemade ice cream and asked them what flavor they wanted, they would all ask for this one. There would be no quibble (just a little disbelief that I would be getting off of my diet again so soon after Christmas).
If I asked my extended family for a flavor, they would choose this one, but they would add mashed, sweetened peaches. That’s good, too, but we like it just as it is.
- 2 quarts of whole milk buttermilk
- 2 pints of half-n-half
- 4 cups of sugar
- 4 tsp. of vanilla extract
- 2 cups of milk
Mix all ingredients, making sure the sugar is well mixed. Freeze in an ice cream freezer according to manufacturer’s instructions. Serve either soft-frozen or ripen in the freezer.
Yes, I’ve made this with low-fat buttermilk and it turns out well. I’ve made it with fat-free buttermilk, fat-free half-n-half, and Splenda instead of sugar. It’s not as good as the real thing, of course, but as a fat-free, sugar-free dessert, it’s a wonderful treat.
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For those of you who could actually like to drink a cosmopolitan from a cosmospolitan glass, here’s a cosmopolitan recipe from Emeril.
Laurie
Tags: cobalt blue glassware, Cooking, ice cream recipe, sugar-free dessert
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