Work day

So after all that talk of chai ice cream yesterday, I churned it this morning. YUP! 5 am, I was churning ice cream. It finished pretty quickly since it had been in the fridge over night.I tried some this morning, and it is so yummy! this is the recipe I used.Sadly my tooth screamed, with the cold. I think it is time I buckle down, and find a dentist to take care of this (cavity?), even if the idea of bill scares me.

It is a work day. A truck came in yesterday, I got to miss unloading that one (shucks). Although, I will probably be putting a lot of it away today. Lots of trees and shrubs, and I very excited to see the fruit trees. I wish I had enough land, and was closer to the coast (warmer winters), so then I could grow the cherries, and peaches. I could grow the plums, pears, and apples but,  I live near several apple orchards, I am happy to visit and support the local orchards. Honestly I would love to be in a much warmer zone to grow lemons, and have an olive tree. Daydream!
There should be a lot in bloom, and I will try to get some pictures. It is a great way to work on my picture taking skills.

Keep hydrated and enjoy the day!

Alas, but hooray

Sadly I must report, I could not find all the ingredients for the from scratch chai ice cream recipe. No cardamom seed pods in sight, and no bulk whole white peppercorns. I could buy a jar of whole white peppercorns, but there are no seed pods, so I can't see making the investment just yet. I think I will have to investigate over the internet for those seed pods. So I am taking the easy way out I guess, and just using the concentrate.I like the concentrate mix, so I imagine the ice cream should still be pretty tasty.
I also finished my first pair of shorts. I am very pleased with how they came out. I even reused a fabric. I had originally used it to make my first sundress, I was not happy with the results, so took it apart, and reused the fabric for the shorts. I will be wearing them more now. Yay for me. Keep in mind I am not a professional seamstress, nor do I have an actual spot dedicated to sewing. I just use the dinning table when I can, and I have been known to cut my fabric out on the floor. YES! on the floor. It isn't easy but I am pretty determined, and it takes a little longer, I imagine.

 TA DA!

 My knees look weird, I should remember to bend them.

On a mission

I have now got it in my head, that I need to make chai ice cream. On the look out for a good recipe, or I might get adventurous and come up with my own. I haven't made ice cream at all this summer, can't wait to do this one. I also love the  fact we have a great ice cream maker, and it only cost $5. Yup, goodwill find!


So I have two choices I can make an easy batch of chai ice cream, using concentrate. OR I can do it from scratch, using black tea and spices, to make my own chai. My only concern is finding the cardamom seed pods. I might just find it them at whole foods (I hope). I want to do it right, so if I can't find all the ingredients, I will probably cop out, and use the concentrate. Please don't judge me. I am really hoping whole foods, carries the cardamom pods. The rest of the spices (star anise, whole cloves, whole all spice, cinnamon sticks, and white peppercorn) should be pretty easy to find. I will also need to pick up black tea, since all I have is Earl Grey, and that has oil of bergamot in it. 
So I am determined to do this recipe.