In keeping with the Halloween theme, I thought you guys would get a kick out of these vanilla scoops made to look like eyeballs.
Ingredients:
Vanilla ice cream
Strawberry syrup
M & M sweets (brown,blue or green)
Black decorating gel
1. Scoop the ice cream into balls and set on a wax-paper-lined cookie sheet or greaseproof paper. Than freeze until ready to serve (minimum 20 minutes).
2. Place two ice cream balls on a plate, an inch apart.
3. Drizzle syrup onto each ice cream ball to create a bloodshot effect. Put an M&M with the logo facing down at the center of each and top with a drop of black decorating gel to form a pupil. If you do not have black decorating gel than use black licorice instead.
Ever wonder what to do with all the left over pumpkin after carving a spooktacular lantern? Me neither, until now! Yea found this recipe which is a regular mudslide with a bit of extra pumpkin juice. And this Halloween tipple aint for the kids with slashings of Vodka, Kahlua and Baileys thrown in. Oh yeaa- wickedly good!
All Hallow's Eve is fast approaching so I thought I'd dig out an icky looking recipe for you guys. It's super quick and simple.
Ingredients:
4-6 Oreo cookies
Scoop of chocolate ice cream
Scoop of vanilla ice cream
gummy jelly worms
Place the cookies in a ziplock bag and crush using a rolling pin. In a glass cup or bowl place a layer of the cookies on the bottom followed by a layer of chocolate than vanilla ice cream and top off with the cookies and stick the jelly worms into the 'dirt'. You don't have to be exact, keep layering until the glass is full.
This wacky cemetery is located in Vermont, North America and is unlike any cemetery you've seen. It's where Ben & Jerry's defunct flavours are laid to rest! RIP 'Miz Jelena's Sweet Potato Pie' and same goes to 'Coffee,Coffee,buzzbuzzbuzz!'. The factory and flavour graveyard has become the states most popular tourist attraction with free samples being offered with the guided tours. In the graveyard, each of the 27 plastic tombstones has a rhyming epitaph and a cartoon picture of the ice cream with wings. The wings I'm guessing represent its ascent to dessert heaven. Since the company's inception 200 flavours have failed to tickle the tastebuds of their customers. But there's still hope for the deceased flavour you still fancy. If they get enough votes on their website they will happily resurrect the flavour.
For me the big screen and snacks go hand in hand but I'll always choose a delectable ice cream treat over popcorn. As a veracious foodie, I like to feed my obsession further by watching films with enticing food scenes and if the food happens to be ice cream, even better! Here, I've compiled my top 5 movie list. If you guys can think of any great movies which involve ice cream feel free to drop me a comment.
1. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Make sure you're not on any sort of a diet when you watch this movie.There is no scene sweeter than waking up to gigantic scoops of yummy ice cream covering your house and neighbourhood. In this scene, Flint discovers how much fun it is throwing snowballs made from ice cream.
2. Hot Fuzz
Simon Pegg plays a super cop who is unwillingly transferred to a sleepy, small village because he's making the force look bad. As you know in cartoons when a light bulb appears above a characters head it signifies an idea or breakthrough. Well this scene illustrates how a Cornetto replaces the light bulb analogy and goes by the name of "brainwave". This is my most favourite scene in Hot Fuzz.
Here, Greg Kinnear plays a well-meaning but deranged kind of a father who informs his 7 year old daughter Olive eating ice cream will make her fat and will inevitably damage her chances of winning Miss America. I recall rolling my eyes to heaven when I watched this scene and in defiance I helped myself to a second scoop of the good stuff. But I also found it very funny and touching when the rest of the family rally around Olive and tempt her by diving into the ice cream until she can't resist anymore.
4. City Slickers
In this scene, we have an ice cream mogul who brags he knows the right ice cream flavour to suit any food for every occasion. My favourite quote City Slickers “Scoop of chocolate, scoop of vanilla, don’t waste my time” Oh to have that special skill- dinner parties will never be the same again. Certain wines complement the food it is eaten with, why not ice cream?
5. Not Another Teen Movie
Before Chris Evans was Captain America, he played a high school football star who tries to impress a girl by dressing up as a banana split. This scene cracks me up everytime.
