I scream, you scream...

WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM!

Tuesday night, we got to use our brand new ice cream maker! Nate got an ice cream maker from my mom as part of his 'welcome home' package.
It is electric but still uses ice and rock salt (the messier the better for Nate!) We had a really fun time getting ready and figuring out how to make the thing work. We used packets of ice cream mix for our first experiment with this machine. Creamy Vanilla was the flavor of choice.
Only to realize as we poured the mixture into the ice cream maker that we only have 2 quarts of mix for a 4 quart maker. FYI, that won't work so well in our machine; so says the instruction booklet. So, after a "quick" trip to WalMart, we were cuttin' up like cheetah again.

Here's a shot of the machine in the sink as we were layering in the salt and ice.
And another shot of the machine as it had a cool penguin on the side that became visible after the whole thing started to chill. Neato!
And after about 35 minutes of churning, VOILA, ICE CREAM!
It was about 9:45pm when it finished and since Nate was part of a big change of command this week and he was getting up at like 4:30am. We quickly froze it and went to bed.

Here's the final product in the ice cream bucket.
Tonight, after some yummy spaghetti, Nate and a friend had some homemade vanilla ice cream with fresh strawberries on top. I just had the fresh strawberries but we will be trying out some sorbet and non-dairy homemade ice cream recipes after these 4 quarts are gone.

~N&S

P.S. And, of course, our spoiled pooch had to get in on the food action Tuesday night. He got a Frosty Paw, though! If you haven't seen him eat these, it is hilarious!

Check out that tongue!

Note that he is keeping an eye out for anyone trying to take his Frosty Paw! And that's my hand holding the plate because he'll chase it all over the kitchen licking at his dessert.