Chef for the Night

Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, we have a grand chef filling in for the evening with her FIRST time EVER making this delicious dish. That's right folks, Elisa is here. And I'm not quite filling in, as I'm finally blogging about just how YUM my head gets when I decide to cook. How does my head get yum? Why, the pleasures of StumbleUpon, of course. There, I find a world all of its own (all of my own!) that takes me deep into the world of arts -- since most of my selections follow that line.... oh wow. That's a lot of add ins. Let me start fresh.

My name is Elisa. I am addicted to StumbleUpon. StumbleUpon is this great website/toolbar that you can add-on to your internet server. You create an account, tell it some generic interests, and then start your adventure by clicking the "Stumble" button. From there, it takes you to places all over the web. Some wonderful and full of knowledge and insight, some that create laughter or heartache, and some that just annoying you that StumbleUpon dare think you would EVER be interested in. At that point, I give 'em a thumbs down and move on. No, literally. You click a thumbs up or thumbs down-- depending on your preference. Or, in all uncertainty, you click the simple the Stumble button again and find yourself an hour later, and deep into some random website and you can't imagine what you would have done without it.

And now, back to the actual topic of tonight's post: My Chef-ism. Is that the term? Ehh, I work with kids-- I can make up terms! Tonight's great venture is a basic recipe with two main ingredients: sweetened condensed milk & whipping cream. I know, healthy living, huh? Well, this is my first time attempting to make this dish and like I said previously, it IS delicious. Which means it might just be a favorite of mine..... can you guess?

Ehh, you know me too well. I can no longer contain myself: Ice Cream. Yeppers. I find this cute little recipe and I will be attempting two small batches tonight: Chocolate with Peanut Butter Chips & Chocolate with Butterscotch Chips. Wish me well, as I will finish this blog with an update later this evening.

simply,
ME

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I did it! With a little help from Crystal. Okay, here's the super fast recipe:
2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream
1 jar (14oz.) Sweetened Condensed Milk


You whip the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form. In other words, you should be able to lift the mixers out with a peak that follows and doesn't fall.
Meantime (or prior to) in a large bowl, mix the jar of sweetened condensed milk in with whatever ingredients you want. I followed some general suggestions from the aforementioned website to try my creations. Mix them evenly and then fold in the peaked whipped cream. Then pour into a 2 qt. Tupperware bin and place in the freezer for 6 hours before serving.

These are what I came up with that turned this simple recipe into something all mine:

BATCH ONE:
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
1/2 cup peanut butter chips




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BATCH TWO:
1/2 chocolate syrup
1 1/2 Tbsp. coffee grounds
1 pkg. white chocolate chips*
*I opted for more because the half cup in the last batch seemed quite small in proportion to the amount of ice cream I made.


My biggest tips are these:
1. Whipping into stiff peaks, takes much longer than you'd think. Don't worry and don't give up. It's worth it!!
2. This makes a lot. I mean a LOT. More than I thought from the picture on the website I used. Two batches was way more than we needed, but I had already started and I refused to back down.




Enjoy!!