COMING AUGUST 1st!
When murder taints writer-in-residence
Penelope Parish’s charming British bookshop, she must follow the clues
to catch a killer before tempers boil over.
I was looking for something fun to do in the kitchen with my granddaughter and came upon several examples of this fun way to make ice cream. It's easy and I think it would appeal to young children as well--at least they will have the energy to shake the bag! We should have shaken the bag longer because the ice cream began to melt almost immediately but it was still a thrill to watch the liquid ingredients turn into a creamy, frozen substance. It was actually very tasty, too!
1 cup Half & Half
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups ice
1/3 cup kosher salt
Place Half & Half, sugar and vanilla extract in a small ziplock bag. Squeeze out any air and seal. (It helps to stand the bag up in a measuring cup or similar.)
Add ice and kosher salt to a larger ziplock bag.
Place smaller bag into larger bag and seal.
Shake bag vigorously for 7 to 10 minutes. (It helps to put on some music. Wear some oven mitts because that bag gets cold!)
Voilà! Ice Cream!
Penelope Parish thought she’d turned the page on her amateur
sleuthing days but when the owner of Upper Chumley-on-Stokes’ proposed
first high-end gourmet shop is poisoned, the American novelist starts to
wonder if she and her quaint British town are in for another rewrite.
It turns out that not everyone was a fan of Simeon Foster’s farm-sourced
charcuterie and imported pastries—many of the locals were outraged by
the potential new competition.
With a full menu of suspects on
her hands, this just might be Penelope’s toughest case yet. Luckily,
her friends at the Open Book are there to help with every twist of the
poisoned pen.
COMING AUGUST 8th!
Family fireworks lead to murder in the new Cranberry Cove Mystery from USA Today bestselling author Peg Cochran!
The Fourth of July always means endless celebrations in Cranberry Cove, and this year Monica and Greg have the added pleasure of spending it with Monica’s college roommate, Kelly Cargill. When they join Kelly and her family to watch the fireworks, it’s all very exciting—until the elderly matriarch of the family dies on the spot. Then evidence comes to light that she was poisoned, and Monica promises to do what she can to catch the culprit.
Just about everyone in Kelly’s family wanted to get their hands on what was sure to be a sizable inheritance. But Monica also discovers that one of them was trying to hide a messy love affair the older woman had discovered, and that the victim’s caretaker may have wanted revenge for enduring years of mistreatment. And just as more secrets surface and the clues begin to fall into place, Monica realizes that as she’s closing in on the killer, the killer is closing in on her . . .
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What a great activity for the kiddos! By the time they are done, maybe they will be worn out. I can see settling down with a movie to summer beach movie while eating just made ice cream. :)
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This does look like a fun way to make ice cream. I may try it with my grandsons. They can take turns shaking the bag. Thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteMy nieces would love this- thank you for the recipe. aprilbluetx at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteI did this homemade ice cream experiment with the kids when they were young. So fun!
ReplyDeleteWe have a White Mountain hand crank ice cream freezer. Haven't used it in many, many years, but the trick was to play good music to inspire whoever was cranking!
ReplyDeleteHo fun! I eat ice cream every day, and this would be a great recipe to try out! Congratulations on A DEADLY DEDICATION!!! Love the summary! Luis at ole dot travel
ReplyDeleteThis recipe seems simple and easy to make, and it's definitely a great fun thing to make during the hot days! Thank you for sharing.
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