Summertime

Best of summer, ice cream sandwiches with my son on a Wednesday just because.

Explaining the red fingers, red lips and tongue from the red velvet cookies to the allergist, priceless.

Happy Summer.

Strawberry Rhubarb Ice Cream

I some how missed making ice cream this summer so my goal for September is to make ice cream once a week. This weeks' selection comes from Cooking Light and was a big hit with the family.

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/strawberry-rhubarb-ice-cream-10000001981733/

Happy Birthday Michael and Jacob

The ice cream pie turned out great.

Origami paper.

Clock for the movie room.

Mickey Mouse watch.

Silly Bandz.

Playing with his ipod nano.

Learning how to play solitaire on the ipod nano.

One more party to go and a cake decorating assignment:)

Fun Food Friday

Banana Split Ice Cream Cake

From Family Fun Magazine, this recipe was a crowd pleaser. I made a half recipe in an 8 inch square pan which worked just fine. I omitted the nuts, used dark chocolate chips and used real whipped cream for the topping. I also omitted the crumbs on top. Getting the frozen treat out intact is tricky too but you can let it thaw a little or I used a hot knife. This is a make ahead dessert as it needs to freeze for several hours but well worth the wait. Pretty easy to assemble. Here is the link to the recipe.

http://familyfun.go.com/summer/summer-recipes/summer-snacks-treats/banana-split-ice-cream-cake-907288/