Brisvegas and Ice Scream

For the past week I have been in Brisbane (locally known jokingly as Brisvegas), my old university stomping ground. I had a great Australia day - down the pub, out in a shady garden, surrounded by frosty drinks, people draped in flags, watching the cricket. It was good to be Aussie.

Here are a few shots to give you a flavour of this most relaxed and laid back of cities. I hope you enjoy them.

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I Scream for Ice Cream

I am amazed at myself!!! It is two-thirds of the way through summer and I have yet to post a single ice cream recipe. The horror, the horror!!!!!

Two rectify this terrible lapse I am posting not one, but two. And they are both absolutely delicious.

White Chocolate and Fresh Ginger Ice Cream

I love ginger. I love white chocolate. So when I spotted this recipe on David Lebovitz's blog, I simply could not resist.

Which is a good thing because I ended up with a lovely creamy refreshing ice cream. What's great is that the ginger flavour is totally in your control. I steeped the ginger for quite some time because I wanted a strong flavour. Less time will give a more subtle flavour.



Dulce de Leche Ice Cream



I spotted this recipe on Canela's Kitchen. Again, I simply could not resist. Growing up, my mum would make caramel and scoop it into little tartlettes topped with whipped cream, banana and passionfruit. My sister and I were in seventh heaven.

So to capture that flavour in an ice cream - oh drooooooool!!!!! And it was just as good as it promised to be.