Coffee Ice Cream - The Ultimate Summer Treat

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Coffee ice cream has to be one of the most refreshing summer treats available. This tasty, frozen dessert combines the refreshing coolness of ice cream with the tantalizing flavor of coffee. Factor in a little energy boost from the coffee...and you've got yourself a super summer treat!

Thinking that frozen coffee treats are just reserved for specialty shops and that only gourmet chefs can churn out this fantastic treat, it's a wonderful surprise to taste the product of this recipe for the first time! Yup! You can make this great tasting dessert in the comfort of your own home!

Whether you're heading out to cut the grass, you've just come in from weeding the garden, or you just want a chilled bowl full of frozen goodness...you'll be happy to relax with the tasty treat made from this simple recipe. You'll be surprised that you made it yourself!

This recipe is versatile. You can make it to suit your "coffee tastes and preferences." Some people like their coffee weak; others will only drink it strong. Some people are adamant regular flavored coffee drinkers; others love the variety of flavored coffee now and then. Some people choose espresso over coffee.

When it comes to this recipe, you can adjust it to suit your likes and churn out a treat that's perfect for you!

Do you like your coffee strong or weak? Use more or less coffee to suit your preference!

Are you in the mood for flavored coffee? Simply use your favorite flavored instant coffee!

Do you like coffee or espresso better? Use your favorite instant coffee or espresso!

Ingredients

1 cup milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 tbsp instant coffee or espresso (2 tbsp for a weaker flavor, 2 1/2 tbsp for a moderate coffee flavor)
2 cups heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions for Making Homemade Coffee Ice Cream

Step 1: With an electric mixer or whisk, mix milk, granulated sugar, and instant coffee until the sugar and coffee have completely dissolved.

Step 2: Stir heavy cream and vanilla extract into the coffee mixture.

Step 3: Pour mixture into your ice cream maker.

Step 4: Mix ingredients in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions. Ice cream will be thick when finished.

Step 5: Dig in and enjoy!

With your bowl filled to overflowing with this tasty bowl of homemade coffee ice cream, you can sit back...relax...and enjoy the beautiful day!

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Summer Entertaining Idea - Acai Berry Sorbet

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With summer in full swing, many people will be entertaining and feeding guests. After the delicious BBQ or other meal, many hosts will want to serve a dessert to end the meal on a sweet note. On these hot days and warm summer nights, many hosts will be thinking of cold desserts: ice-cream, sorbet, gelato, etc. These desserts are favorites of summer, and for good reason.

On the other hand, many guests are health conscious these days. People don't want empty, sugary or fat calories. Many hosts, in response to this are serving fruit based sorbets rather than more fattening ice cream. Sorbets are delicous, refreshing frozen fruit pulps. They are natural and nutritous. What could be better?

Well here is the tip. One of the latest heath trends it to increase the consumption of anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants are compounds that occur naturally in many foods. Anti-oxidants have the capability to inhibit the damaging action of free radicals. Nutritionists tell us that a lot of cell damage is caused by the destructive action of free radicals, and they recommend eating 3000-5000 ORAC units per day (ORAC is Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity- a means of indexing the anti-oxidant capibility of foods).

One of the recent most popular high ORAC foods is the acai (pronounced "assa-hee") berry from Brazil. The acai berry has one of the highest ORAC scores of any fruit known to date, and beats pomegranate, blueberry, cranberry, etc. And acai has been popular in large Brazilian cities for almost 20 years, so the Brazilians know how to serve acai well. On of the most popular forms in Brazil is the acai bowl, which is basically frozen acai pulp mixed with guarana syrup (a common flavorant in Brazil made from the gurana fruit seed), and cane sugar. The resulting mixture is mainly acai pulp, and has a pleasant sorbet like texture and very nice berry flavor, similar, but distinct from blue-berry. Normally in Brazil , the acai bowl is served with sliced bananas and a sprinkle of granola.

Acai Roots, a company in San Diego run by Brazilians who were raised on acai bowls in Rio de Jainero, produces an excellent acai puree mixture [http://www.acai-berry.tv/acaipulp.html] in the style of the Brazilian acai bowl. As for cost, based on the 7.2 pound size (about 36 servings) priced in July 2008, the cost is 39.4 cents per ounce. One serving is considered 100 grams (about 3.4 ounces). I surveyed sorbets from netgrocers.com, and they ranged from 33.7 (Haagen Daaz raspberry) to 42.2 (Cia Bella Raspberry) cents per ounce. Frozen fruit purees of raspberry went from 43.1 cents per ounce to $1.42 per ounce on different websites!

Impress your health conscious guests by serving them acai bowls (acai sorbet). They will appreciate your thinking about their health, and for many, it will be their first chance to try acai.

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Treat the Kids to a Summer Retreat

For a summer break to take the kids away
Book a last minute deal for a holiday in May
The sun will be out the palm trees perfect
The only disappointment is its quiet as a mouse

Having said that though it's not entirely true
The season will have started and it's nearly as busy as June
The shops have already opened and the restaurants are fully lit
The other added bonus is the prices are nice and cheap

The kids can gorge more ice-cream
The adults drink more booze
And if there's any money left
Maybe a weekend cruise

But let's not get too far ahead
There's still a way to go
You haven't even started to look
And you're nowhere near ready to book

So let's start off this lengthy process
To ensure you don't make a mess
Go online to start your search
But bear in mind this does take time

So where to stay that'll be great for you
Where your order's ready and waiting for you
There must be a pool that's big and round
Where the kids can splash and mess around

There's always Spain that's nice and cheap
But what about the weather...will there be heat?
Of course there will stop being dramatic
It'll still be warm at least more than the arctic

Although it's nice it doesn't excite you
Even though it's friendly and fairly inviting
So we're back to the start so where should we send you?
How about Turkey? it's not only stunning but easy to get to

The southern resort of Antalya sits proudly on the Med
Making it the hottest of all regions and that being said
Its beaches are golden and are welcome you all
Enjoy the jet skis or bat and ball

Offering numerous hotels with activities galore
Sample spas and pools and so much more
You'll never be stuck for somewhere to dine
This resort's jam packed with restaurants and wine

Looking for late deals is the perfect approach
For booking Antalya region holidays for the family to remember
The kids will enjoy this colourful resort
And will leave all future holidays for you to sort.