Just heard that Jeni of Jeni’s Ice Cream fame has published an ice cream cookbook!
Of course I went immediately to Amazon and bought a copy. I already planned on sharing my recipe trials from David Lebovitz’s Perfect Scoop this summer, so I’ll be sure to mix in some of Jeni’s as well. I love, love, love that she includes recipes as well as techniques so you can create your own. Perhaps I’ll get creative and have some tinkerings to share.
I actually discovered Jeni’s ice cream when reading about people’s TNNA experiences on Ravelry. (The summer TNNA convention and Jeni’s are both up the road in Columbus, Ohio.) Too far for us to drive up just for ice cream I’d never tasted, I instead ordered some online (oh and they ship all over the U.S. It’s a bit pricey, but totally worth it if you’re an ice cream maniac.) Now I’ve discovered some local shops that carry it here in Cincinnati – yay!
I actually didn’t care for their signature Salty Caramel flavor, but the Belgian Milk Chocolate is bar none the best chocolate ice cream I’ve ever tasted. And, I’ll admit with a mixture of pride and chagrin, I’ve tasted a lot of chocolate ice cream. The regular Dark Chocolate is also pretty awesome, but I found myself constantly going back to the Belgian for my chocolate fix. They don’t carry it in the shop anymore so I’m crossing my fingers that it’ll be in the book. Don’t even get me started on the Strawberry Buttermilk. Even if you’re like me, and usually head for the chocolate to the exclusion of all other flavors, you’ll find this one amazing. My next gotta try it is The Buckeye State – peanut buttery chocolate goodness!
Is your mouth watering just a bit? I won’t tell anyone.
