Short but Sweet (Let's Link Up)

I have a ton to do today but can't miss the second to last National Ice Cream Month 2012 post...SO I am going to post a few links to things I have been meaning to post to forever...

First we have a nice recipe for Ten Minute Soft-Serve You Can Make in Your Food Processor. Thanks for sending, Dad!

Next we have a super cool link to dozens of photos of Vintage Ice Cream Trucks. This is amazing -- you could spend hours looking at this post. (Again, thanks for sending, Dad!)

I chose this image from the site because I love what it says: "Eat a Plate of Ice
Cream Every Day" -- For sure! Originally posted on Shorpy.com.

Then there is the super fun graphic, The History of Ice Cream Timeline. As you know, I love infographics and ice cream -- what could be better than this? Maybe an edible ice cream infographic...? Ok, maybe I am stretching a little. Maybe there IS nothing better. Thanks, Sister A for sending!

Finally, another link from Sister A: Ice Cream in a Baggie. Super cool!

I have a great family and great friends who keep me abreast on the latest ice cream findings -- the problem is, I am not the greatest at keeping up with posting!

Have a great second to last day of National Ice Cream Month and come back tomorrow for a guest post from a dear sister!

(Also, keep coming by in August. We already have two giveaways planned!)

No Ice Cream Maker? No Problem!

We write a blog about frozen treats. Unfortunately, many of our recipes require special equipment: an ice cream maker. While an ice cream maker can be quite affordable, it still takes up space in the kitchen and it's still something else to buy.

Tina and I would probably be lost without our ice cream makers, but that's not to say you can't make your own frozen (and delicious) treats without one. Popsicles can be as simple as juice and a stick in a cup placed in the freezer. Granitas are often frozen in a shallow dish and scraped every so often. 

Ice cream too, can be made without an ice cream maker. Sure, it's a bit more time consuming, but as David Lebovitz says in his great article about ice cream without an ice cream maker, "People have been making ice cream far longer than the invention of electricity so there’s no reason you can’t make ice cream and sorbets at home without a machine."

Just the other day my fabulous sister forwarded along this recipe for Lemon Ice Cream without a machine with a note: "sounds delicious & refreshing!" While neither of us have made it yet, it sounds great.

While I am busy creating a bunch of ice cream for an event I'm having at the end of July, making ice cream without a machine right now isn't an option time-wise. But it's something I'd like to try. I'm curious. Have you ever done it? Was it good?

I'll hopefully test some of these recipes in the future.