Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (c)2011 LaDomestique.com
Last week at La Domestique we welcomed summer with homemade ice cream. Tuesday was summer solstice, the longest day of the year. To celebrate, we rolled out our first video and ran a giveaway for David Lebovitz’s ice cream cookbook, The Perfect Scoop. Make sure to watch our videocast this Monday to see who the lucky winner is!
Just in case you missed anything, I’ve got a recap for you!
Weekly Recap:
- Monday: Announcing ice cream as the ingredient of the week using our first videocast ever! Beginning of the book giveaway contest.
- Tuesday: 10 Ways Tuesday! Fresh ideas for homemade ice cream. Experimenting with different flavors, adding liqueur to ice cream, using spices like saffron, making savory ice cream + more.
- Wednesday: Cook in the moment with homemade vanilla bean ice cream. The story of the vanilla bean and my quest for the best vanilla ice cream.
- Thursday: Understanding homemade ice cream and the science behind it. Making ice cream at home with a machine or by hand. Ingredient inspiration and photo collage.
- Friday: The quest for the best homemade vanilla bean ice cream continues. Trying Tahitian, Madagascar, and Mexican vanilla beans and comparing flavors. The beauty of ice cream and espresso.
I hope you enjoyed the first week of summer and can’t wait to see you Monday at LaDomestique.com!