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Spiced Pie Ice Cream

Posted on May 7, 2012 | Leave a comment

This rich ice cream is cinnamon and brown sugar flavored with just a hint of ginger and lemon, perfect to serve alongside carrot cake or traditional pies. My favorite way to serve this dish is between two gingersnap cookies making a mini ice cream sandwich.

For this recipe you will need:

  • 1 cup whole milk, well chilled
  • ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tsp. Victoria Taylor’s Pie Spice
  • 2 cups heavy cream, well chilled
  • 1 ½ tsp. vanilla extract

Prepare your ice cream maker as needed.

In a medium bowl whisk together the milk, brown sugar, and pie spice until the sugar is dissolved, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream and vanilla.

Pour mixture into ice cream maker and follow the instructions for hard ice cream.

Best,

            Victoria

 

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Strawberry Spice Cheesecake Bites

Posted on February 3, 2012 | Leave a comment

How cute are these Spiced Strawberry Cheesecake bites? Cute is nice but more importantly they are delicious, actually they are seriously addicting.  Luckily this recipe is simple to make and can be made guilt free with low fat cream cheese if you wish.  These would be perfect to serve for Valentine’s Day or any other gathering really.  Be sure to put aside a couple for yourself because these are going to go quick! 

For this recipe you will need:

  • 1 (8 oz.) Package Cream Cheese, softened (can use fat free)
  • 1/3 Cup Powdered Sugar 1 Tbsp.
  •  Victoria Taylor Pie Spices
  • 1 16oz. Container of Strawberries, whole
  • 1/2 Cup Graham Cracker Crumbs
  • 1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract

In a mixing bowl beat together the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and Pie Spices until smooth and creamy, set aside.

Use a paring knife or grapefruit spoon to hollow out the top of each strawberry to a depth of approximately 3/4 an inch.

Fill a pastry bag (or a zip lock bag with the corner cut off) with the cream cheese mixture.  Fill each strawberry with cheesecake mixture until just slightly above the top.

Place the strawberries on a large plate or platter as they are filled.

Once all of the strawberries are filled, dip each top into the graham cracker crumbs and place back onto the platter or into mini cupcake liners.   

Place the strawberries into the refrigerator for at least an hour to completely chill. 

Best,

            Victoria

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Thanksgiving 2011

Posted on November 28, 2011 | Leave a comment
Orange and Fennel Roast Turkey
 I hope that everyone enjoyed the long weekend and had time to fully recover from a fabulous Thanksgiving Holiday! This year I was the host of eleven guests and the big hit, as it should be on Thanksgiving, was the Orange and Fennel Roast Turkey.  To ensure that the Turkey was extremely moist and flavorful I used Victoria Gourmet’s Traditional Brining recipe on the bird one day prior to Thanksgiving.   

Orange and Fennel Stuffing before it is tossed

 
 The Orange and Fennel Stuffing is simple to put together and infuses the Turkey with a fresh taste and delicious aroma.  The point of stuffing a Turkey with this recipe as opposed to a traditional stuffing is that the mixture of fruits and vegatables creates a ton of pan juices. 

The Orange and Fennel Stuffing after tossing

The Turkey turned out beautiful and left me with a table filled with full and happy guests.  This recipe calls for Victoria Gourmet Holiday Seasoning and this recipe and others can be found at Vgourmet.com

 

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