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Recipe: Blood Orange Ice Cream

Maybe I’m eager for spring, or maybe it’s because blood oranges are in season. Whatever the reason, I felt compelled to create a blood orange ice cream last week.

Recipe: Meyer Lemon Cardamom Ice Cream

We discovered this recipe for Meyer Lemon Cardamom Ice Cream after coaching a client on how to prune her lemon trees.

Recipe: Caramel Blackberry Goat Milk Ice Cream

Here's one for anyone who can't do cow. We recently discovered a raw goat milk vendor at our local farmers' market and decided that it was time to experiment with…

In Season: Blackberry Ice Cream

There they were, just sitting in the refrigerator, waiting for something to happen. Those freshly picked blackberries weren’t going to last
long, and since nothing captures the taste of summer fruits like freezing them into ice cream, we decided to make up a recipe on the spot.

Here begins the lazy-person’s blackberry ice cream recipe. No cooking, no straining, just combine a few ready ingredients and you’re done. To start, gather your supplies:

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What to Do with Lemon Balm (A.K.A. another excuse for ice cream)

Being a participant in the Westside Produce Exchange means
that you never know what you’re going to get. A typical bag, depending on the season, contains lemons, oranges, greens like kale and chard, avocados, artichokes, green beans, and tomatoes.
There’s always a bouquet of herbs like rosemary, basil, oregano, and thyme.

This month’s exchange did not disappoint, but it did leave some of us in a quandary about what …

Lemon Verbena Ice Cream

Cooking jags strike without warning, and when combined with the innocent act of pruning the lemon verbena plant out front, it makes for a delicious combination. Lemon verbena is one of those romantic
herbs that I imagine Victorian women picked as they walked through the garden and rubbed onto their pulse points to carry the fragrance with them all day. It’s lemony, but floral.

Lemon Verbena is usually dried and used in tea, but adventurous cooks use it in other dishes with fish, chicken and breads. We at Gardenerd …

The Return of Lavender Ice Cream

My first experience making lavender ice cream several years ago did not end well. As mentioned in a previous blog entry, I somehow released
all the camphor in the blossoms and ended up with Vicks Vapo-Rub ice cream. Since then I’ve vowed to attempt another batch, but it wasn’t until our trip to Ojai in June that I discovered what
to do differently. In case you missed that trip to the U-Pick day at

Recipe: Rhubarb Cream Bars

A monthly produce exchange in my neighborhood lead to making Rhubarb Cream Bars this weekend.

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