Vanilla Orange Sherbet

 This is lightly flavored, tangy and creamy.

2 cups orange juice
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/4 tsp salt
2 Tbls lemon juice
1 Tbls vanilla extract
1 cup milk
1/2 cup cream
1/4 cup honey

Beat all ingredients together until smooth and frothy. Churn in ice cream machine according to its instructions. (This recipe is too large for my machine so I churn it in 2 batches)

Honey Glazed Carrots

2 cups julienned carrots
1 cup water
1 Tbls. butter
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt

Place water and carrots in a pan and bring to a boil. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes. Drain water. Add butter, honey, and nutmeg to carrots and simmer, uncovered, for another 3 minutes. Can be served warm or cool.

Apple Apricot Pie

1 double pie crust
4 cups apple, chopped into bite-sized pieces
1 cup dried apricot, minced
1/4 cup butter, minced
1/3 cup sugar
2 Tbls. arrowroot powder
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cardamom
1/8 tsp saffron
1 tsp vanilla extract


Preheat oven to 400 F. Stir together all filling ingredients. Place in a prepared, uncooked pie crust and cover with a top crust.  Bake for 30-40 minutes, until crust is golden brown.

Rocky Road to Dublin Ice Cream

1 mint teabag (1 Tbls dried mint leaves)
14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 cups cream
1 cup milk
1 Tbls. vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup multi-colored mini marshmallows

Heat the cream in a small pan over high heat until it is steaming. Add in the mint teabag. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep for 1 hour. Remove teabag and chill completely.

In a small pan over low heat, stir together the sweetened condensed milk and cocoa powder for about 5 minutes, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in the cream, milk, and vanilla. Chill completely.

Churn in an ice cream machine according to its directions. Add the chopped nuts and marshmallows at the end, churning for about 5 more minutes to mix them in. For my machine, the bowl needs to be completely frozen. Churn for 15 minutes, then 5 more minutes with the nuts and marshmallows.

Can be served soft, or transferred to an airtight container to be frozen.

Raspberry Honey Frozen Yogurt

2 cups plain yogurt
1/4 cup honey
3/4 cup frozen raspberries

Stir all ingredients together, & churn according to your machine's directions.

For my machine (Cuisinart), the bowl needs to be completely frozen in advance, then churn for 15-20 minutes.