'Decide what you want,
decide what you are willing to exchange for it,
establish your priorities
and go to work.'
H.L.Hunt
Words I stumbled across at a moment of confusion and upheaval in my life some weeks ago, but not too many. The exchange part was the hardest to decide, but I'm almost down to the end of my listing the priorities while starting to work on it. Let's see how it goes.
In the meantime, I have some sensational ice cream for you. Chocolate chip cookie ice cream.
My food blog is no doubt a priority because food is my passion, will always be, and this is the perfect way to express myself. So I'm working on it too, establishing priorities within the priorities.
A few days ago I got a message on facebook from the oldest daughter of two of my best friends (they are married to each other), asking me if I had anything to do with the blog Vintage Kitchen.
Huh? Is this a trick question? I was suspicious, similar to the time my door bell rang in january and there was a man with a package I had never ordered.
So I answered yes, of course, I am the blog.
In a country where food blogs are not a hot item, where the word blog alone leads to a ten minute explanation before you get to the cooking, photographing and posting part, I didn't know what answer to expect.
'How cool!!!!!' It's so great! I always look at it because I love the recipes, and it's like, I was following you and I didn't know it was
you!!!!!!!!! (with all those exclamation marks).
To say it made my day is the understatement of my food blogging life.
you!!!!!!!!! (with all those exclamation marks).
To say it made my day is the understatement of my food blogging life.
The thing is that this sweet girl, Camila, turns 17 today.
The girl I saw for the first time mere hours after she was born, whose list for Santa when she was 5 included a green juice jug and not an endless list of the hottest new toys, who greets me with a a tight bear hug and giggles every time I visit her house, well, she has grown into a tall, quirky, dark haired, smart woman.
And I love her to death.
The girl I saw for the first time mere hours after she was born, whose list for Santa when she was 5 included a green juice jug and not an endless list of the hottest new toys, who greets me with a a tight bear hug and giggles every time I visit her house, well, she has grown into a tall, quirky, dark haired, smart woman.
And I love her to death.
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| This is us, on new year's eve, 3 or 4 years ago |
So this is my ice cream 'birthday cake' for her. A chocolate chip cookie ice cream, that has nothing to do with cookie dough, but
with the flavors of the cookie.
with the flavors of the cookie.
It took me a few tries to get to something good enough to post, and I think it will get better with future tries.
I'm still not quite sure this is the recipe for it, but it is the recipe for today. Because it's a darn good one.
And because I have a birthday to celebrate. And what better than ice cream with chocolate chips in bright colored bowls for one of my favorite persons.
- Category: Dessert
Scale
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 6 Tbs butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cream
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
- ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Mix yolks in a large bowl. Reserve.
- In a saucepan heat milk and both sugars, stirring over medium until it breaks into a boil. Immediately remove from heat, and pour, in a thin stream while you continually whisk, over the yolks.
- Return the mixture to the same saucepan and stir over medium low heat until it thickens, but do not let it boil. It will coat theback of a spoon and leave a path if you draw a finger across it.
- Add softened butter, salt and vanilla paste and mix until it melts completely. Add cream, mix well, cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight.
- Process in ice cream machine according to manufacturer's directions. Add chocolate chips and keep in the freezer.
adapted from David Lebovitz
Looks like the both of you really had a great time celebrating her birthday. I could also feel the ice cream melting in my mouth. So yummy. 🙂
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Paula - this looks incredible and it makes me crave my mother's 'cookies & cream' ice cream. And your photos - SCRUMPTIOUS! Those colored ramekins are gorgeous together. I hope you had a good birthday celebration! ~ David
This recipe looks so smooth and decadent! I need a scoop now!
Ooh this ice cream looks so perfectly creamy! I want a scoop 🙂 What a cute story about how this girl didn't know your blog was your blog. Sometimes life is so funny!
What a great story, Paula. That's the kind of thing that makes this blogging stuff worthwhile, am I right? And I agree with Lora - there is a strong resemblance!
How pretty is Camilla (happy birthday to her)...she could pass for your daughter:)) How sweet to be asked, "do you write that blog". Because I know most people still have no idea what I do when I explain to them:D. Love this ice-cream. The drip is driving me crazy.
How crazy she was following you all along!?! Very cool story. I've been craving ice cream and cookies lately so this recipe is a perfect combination! Thanks for sharing!
whata wonderful story. i love that phtos of you - you look as happy and wonderful as i imagine you to be!
i have to say though, it's too cold today in hobart for ice cream... 🙁
How nice is that. It's awesome to find out you have a little fans out there...that you know in person. 🙂 This ice cream "birthday cake" is just wonderful.