Peppermint Ice Cream

I love ice cream.

Did you know that? 

I also love peppermint.

I do not love Peppermint Patty from the Charlie Brown cartoons.  She's obnoxious. 

(But I do love Lucy from Charlie Brown, mostly because she and I share a Myers-Briggs personality type, the ENTJ.)

 

But back to the ice cream, and the peppermint.

Now, I'd love to tell you that I followed this recipe exactly, or to accurately inform you of any changes I made to the recipe.

But here's the thing.  It was Saturday night when I made it.  I had been chatting on the phone for hours, and drinking wine way more quickly than I realized.  There was broken glass in the sink (which probably accounts for some of the cuts on my fingers).  RIP, wine glass.

So, anyway, I'm pretty sure that I remember my changes, but I can't make any guarantees.

What I can tell you is that this ice cream is really delicious, and really pretty, and a perfect after-dinner bite.

And if you're a fan of the marriage of peppermint and ice cream, then soldier on and make this stuff already!

Peppermint Ice Cream (adapted from this recipe)

Ingredients

4 egg yolks

1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream

3/4 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups whipping cream

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 teaspoons peppermint extract

1 cup crushed peppermint candy canes

Directions

1.In a heavy saucepan, whisk egg yolks, half-and-half, sugar and salt. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches 160 degrees F and coats the back of a metal spoon. Remove from the heat. Place pan in a bowl of ice water; stir for 2 minutes. Stir in whipping cream and vanilla and peppermint extract. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

2.Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer two-thirds full. (Refrigerate any remaining mixture until ready to freeze.) Freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. Stir in peppermint candy. Allow to ripen in ice cream freezer or firm up in the refrigerator freeze for 2-4 hours before serving.

Now how's that for the Christmas spirit?

Fictional Character Twin

Today one of my Facebook friends posted this as her status:

It's Fictional Character Week! Starting now, post a picture of someone fictional that you think best represents your personality. Be creative. Copy and paste this so we can all play along!>


I didn't want to play this game on Facebook, especially after getting hooked into the "what color is your bra" scheme. SO, I decided that I would instead post it here. Well, even though my ideal fictional-character-that-best-represents-my-personality is Scout Finch:



. . .it's fair to say that I'm less insightful and way too judgmental to be her. (And let's not even get started on The Bruce v. Atticus debate. . .)


Damn.


So, I'll settle with this character as my personality look-alike. I give you. . .


. . .Drumroll. . . .


. .. Darlene Conner.

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Yeah, that seems more like it. Fortunately for me, Matt is way cooler than David (and, P.S., I'm cooler than Darlene--even if we do share character traits and a dry wit).