Monthly Archive: July 2011
Already the ancient Aztecs and the Mayans knew that Chile peppers and chocolate have positive and reinvigorating qualities. Greatly inspired by my dear friend Mats, dedicated pepper specialist and true enthusiast, I decided to...
As a high-ball drink, Gin and Tonic (“G and T”) has quite a long history. Spread and popularised by the British in colonial India, the drink was not only considered refreshing but also healthy...
Admittedly, it can be argued that this recipe is not for “ice cream”, but for a frozen dessert only resembling it. Be that as it may, do try it if you ever feel the...
Italy and France stand out as two countries with particularly long and impressive traditions when it comes to ice cream. As can be expected, there is also quite a lot of diversity not only...
The American style of ice cream making (also called “the Philadelphia method“, after this historically particularly dairy-rich city) is generally characterised by two things: The ice cream base can be made “directly from the...
Let’s be honest – talking about “healthy” and “ice cream” at the same time might be something of a contradiction in terms. “Health” and “ice cream” simply do not go as well together as,...
Sorbets are typically made of simple syrup (water and sugar) and suitable flavouring. As with other ice creams, air also needs to be incorporated in the base mixture to avoid rock-solid end results. Sorbets...
Since the earliest crude creations operating with salt and ice to produce the freezing effect, ice cream machines have developed quite a lot. But what do these machines actually do? Can you just put...