Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
When my kids were little, this cake showed up at the end-of-school-year pool party every. single. year. It was never not a hit—and now that they’re grown, they still ask me to make it. That’s the magic of this ridiculously easy pool party cake: it’s nostalgic, affordable, and it brings joy to any summer celebration. …
Someone suggested to me the other day that I could just go buy ice cream from the store. Pshaw! Blasphemy I say. I will not buy ice cream from the store. Especially now that I’m learning how to make all these fun treats during the summer months. Like this homemade Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream. …
I’m a sucker for sweets. When I saw this recipe for Grilled Pineapple Sundaes with Rum Butter Sauce, I was pretty much done in. I whipped up my own homemade Vanilla Ice Cream and followed the directions. It was soooo yummy. Related, Rum Butter Sauce, may be addictive. I plan to use it for grilled …
Look, we can’t pretend that ice cream is good for you. It’s a comfort food, plain and simple. It’s fattening, decadent and a total TREAT! So, it you’re eating it like you should be, sparingly, why would you buy stuff that’s filled with ingredients you can’t pronounce? Invest in an ice cream maker and start …
by Joelle from Lavender Salts I have a confession: I L-O-V-E ice-cream. What’s not too love? It’s creamy, smooth, comforting… I love it so much that I don’t share it (but that’s really a whole other story…) I also love local food and try my darnedest to eat in season as much as possible. Imagine …
Today, two of my favourite things were at the grocery store together……strawberry and rhubarb. They’re like the Desi and Luci of the fruit world. They just belong together. Fools are an easy dessert to make with fresh fruit and I prefer them over the more involved Eton Mess for the hotter months. Strawberry Rhubarb Fool …
If I was to recommend one dessert as a go-to for you this summer, it would be Ina Garten’s Frozen Key Lime Pie. Which, by the way, I may have just had a slice of for lunch. *burp* The things I do for you people. Why this recipe? It’s easy to make, requires roughly 10 …
Something you should know about me is that I’m a pie girl. Pie over cake any day. However, I am clearly outnumbered in my family as the only other pie aficionado is my youngest daughter. I do love my family very much though, so I bake them cakes, because no matter how hard I try …
