I made it! 31 days of only ice cream!
It was quite an adventure and I don't regret one lick. I didn't know what to expect of myself or how I'd feel only eating ice cream. I could have really pudged up, but the biggest surprise (other than actually succeeding) was losing 8.5 pounds--the first five were in the first week, then it was slowly, but surely and that's without counting calories or quantities which was a nice feature. Who knows? This may be the diet wave of the future--need to take off a few pounds? Eat ice cream for a week. Of course, I may exempt myself for awhile. I'm sure you understand.
What was my first real food breakfast? Cottage cheese and a little custard for sweetness--I didn't want my body to go into shock for lack of sugar or dairy right off the bat.
Then my real treat was TACOS! Fabulous, wonderful Tacos--they crunched, they had texture, they had no sweetness and hot sauce and Mexifries all with hot sauce. A super mmmmm!!!!!!! It was heaven! One of the best meals I remember. That's a benefit of delaying gratification. Thank you Ms. Wales for treating me to tacos and cheering me on and celebrating with me. It was fun and a moment I'll always remember.
Those of you who bet bucks against me, you owe me $8.50--don't worry I won't take a pound of flesh, Shylock (or even a pound of ice cream).
Well that's the final scoop on The Ice Cream Diet. Thanks for following along and sharing the journey! It's been a delight.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Day 31
Day Thirty-One--The last hurrah--The Grand Finale--The Meltdown to Countdown. Yup, today is the last day to imbibe solely on ice cream.
Breakfast was Phish Food by Ben and Jerry's--highly recommended and very yummy, but ya gotta like marshmallow. Choc ice cream with fluffy threads of marshmallow and dark chocolate fudge fish--good to nibble on and actually a bit to sink your teeth into.
Lunch was a big ice cream party thrown by the dialed in dude--He's always in the know and knows how to celebrate! Plenty of ice cream all around--strawberry marble, rocky road, toffee almond crunch and plenty of cheering. THANK YOU DIALED IN DUDE! I had originally wanted to do this Ice Cream Diet quietly, but now I'm glad it was a somewhat shared experience--kept me from dairy detours as I knew I had to blog each day.
AND . . . the answer you've all been waiting for . . . what was the result . . . drum roll, please . . . dududududdddddd . . . The scale revealed another BIG drop of one pound . . . But I was still eating ice cream, so my official weigh in will be in the morning churning all those high fat calories into a grand total. So roll with me and stay dialed.
Here's highlights of what the past month has revealed to me.
You can eat ice cream and lose weight.
You can lose weight by not counting calories but staying in tune with your body's messages--I ate when I was hungry and stopped eating when I was full.
Ice cream is satisfying . . . I truly never felt hungry at all unless I was late with a meal, but that's when I tended to eat more ice cream than normal as I was soooo hungry. The lesson is don't wait to eat until you're too hungry--you'll probably overeat.
Since ice cream is associated with treats, celebrations and lots of fun things, I never really felt deprived. I had positive mental associations with it and so it always tasted good to me and I felt satisfied and happy eating ice cream.
At times, I did get cravings, but that usually came when I started down a mental track of thinking about food too long--I'd start thinking about spicy foods, crunch foods, foods you could sink your teeth into a really chew. I never, ever craved any other kind of dessert. I thought I might miss chocolate, but since ice cream comes in chocolate flavors that wasn't a problem.
My sense of smell became extra sensitive--everything smelled divine, especially if it was cooking or grilling. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, even opening the can of cat food made my mouth water as it smelled pretty 'doggone' good. I also noticed my mouth watered a lot more when I smelled food or saw good food people were eating on TV.
Another challenge was when cooking shows or commercials for food would come on TV. If you ever try an ice cream diet or, perhaps any diet for that matter, these are too be avoided. I'm sure the hunger or craving signals of the brain kick in through visual indicators. It was fascinating how my stomach almost hurt, I wanted some real food so badly, the longer I watched that cooking show. Also, avoid looking at cookbooks and recipes in magazines--they will trigger your brain to want food. I ended up with a dish of lemon ice cream.
I didn't linger in grocery stores, but went just to the ice cream section. I spent some time as I wanted to check out any new flavors or at least not end up with something disappointing.
Variety is very big when you're limiting your palate, so ice cream was a good choice--I only scratched the surface of sampling the myriad of flavors out there. Glad I still like ice cream as I've enjoyed making hme made varieties. They are better than store bought and probably better for you.
I didn't get tired. My teeth don't hurt. Overall, it's been a satisfying experience as I tested new territory and challenged myself.
Another key to success is take one day at time. Have an end in sight so you can delay gratification, but know you'll get a reward in a reasonable time.
Don't listen to the naysayers and negativity--They will drain you. Surround yourself with positive people who will support and encourage you--They will energize you. Be sure to practice gratitude and thank those who help you along the way and give yourself a pat on the back now and then for succeeding for another day or overcoming temptation. Mental and spiritual preparation are every bit as important as the physical aspect, maybe more so in your overall success.
So just about one hour to finish line, but I'm not burning the midnight oil.
Goodnight and dial in one more day for the grand total and report on any tummy troubles after switching to real food.
Thank you everyone for following this frozen journey with me. Ice cream is truly enjoyed more when shared!
Breakfast was Phish Food by Ben and Jerry's--highly recommended and very yummy, but ya gotta like marshmallow. Choc ice cream with fluffy threads of marshmallow and dark chocolate fudge fish--good to nibble on and actually a bit to sink your teeth into.
Lunch was a big ice cream party thrown by the dialed in dude--He's always in the know and knows how to celebrate! Plenty of ice cream all around--strawberry marble, rocky road, toffee almond crunch and plenty of cheering. THANK YOU DIALED IN DUDE! I had originally wanted to do this Ice Cream Diet quietly, but now I'm glad it was a somewhat shared experience--kept me from dairy detours as I knew I had to blog each day.
AND . . . the answer you've all been waiting for . . . what was the result . . . drum roll, please . . . dududududdddddd . . . The scale revealed another BIG drop of one pound . . . But I was still eating ice cream, so my official weigh in will be in the morning churning all those high fat calories into a grand total. So roll with me and stay dialed.
Here's highlights of what the past month has revealed to me.
You can eat ice cream and lose weight.
You can lose weight by not counting calories but staying in tune with your body's messages--I ate when I was hungry and stopped eating when I was full.
Ice cream is satisfying . . . I truly never felt hungry at all unless I was late with a meal, but that's when I tended to eat more ice cream than normal as I was soooo hungry. The lesson is don't wait to eat until you're too hungry--you'll probably overeat.
Since ice cream is associated with treats, celebrations and lots of fun things, I never really felt deprived. I had positive mental associations with it and so it always tasted good to me and I felt satisfied and happy eating ice cream.
At times, I did get cravings, but that usually came when I started down a mental track of thinking about food too long--I'd start thinking about spicy foods, crunch foods, foods you could sink your teeth into a really chew. I never, ever craved any other kind of dessert. I thought I might miss chocolate, but since ice cream comes in chocolate flavors that wasn't a problem.
My sense of smell became extra sensitive--everything smelled divine, especially if it was cooking or grilling. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, even opening the can of cat food made my mouth water as it smelled pretty 'doggone' good. I also noticed my mouth watered a lot more when I smelled food or saw good food people were eating on TV.
Another challenge was when cooking shows or commercials for food would come on TV. If you ever try an ice cream diet or, perhaps any diet for that matter, these are too be avoided. I'm sure the hunger or craving signals of the brain kick in through visual indicators. It was fascinating how my stomach almost hurt, I wanted some real food so badly, the longer I watched that cooking show. Also, avoid looking at cookbooks and recipes in magazines--they will trigger your brain to want food. I ended up with a dish of lemon ice cream.
I didn't linger in grocery stores, but went just to the ice cream section. I spent some time as I wanted to check out any new flavors or at least not end up with something disappointing.
Variety is very big when you're limiting your palate, so ice cream was a good choice--I only scratched the surface of sampling the myriad of flavors out there. Glad I still like ice cream as I've enjoyed making hme made varieties. They are better than store bought and probably better for you.
I didn't get tired. My teeth don't hurt. Overall, it's been a satisfying experience as I tested new territory and challenged myself.
Another key to success is take one day at time. Have an end in sight so you can delay gratification, but know you'll get a reward in a reasonable time.
Don't listen to the naysayers and negativity--They will drain you. Surround yourself with positive people who will support and encourage you--They will energize you. Be sure to practice gratitude and thank those who help you along the way and give yourself a pat on the back now and then for succeeding for another day or overcoming temptation. Mental and spiritual preparation are every bit as important as the physical aspect, maybe more so in your overall success.
So just about one hour to finish line, but I'm not burning the midnight oil.
Goodnight and dial in one more day for the grand total and report on any tummy troubles after switching to real food.
Thank you everyone for following this frozen journey with me. Ice cream is truly enjoyed more when shared!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Day 30
Day Thirty and still sturdy on my feet and certainly to see the finish. (One more day--Hooray!)
Did I think I'd make it? Truly, yes, I did, but didn't think too much about failing and when the blog started I was determined to vanquish foes and not disappointed the cheering section--thank you to all of you who believed in this wacky experiment and encouraged me to keep downin' the ice cream.
Am I sick of ice cream. Actually, no, not at all and this surprises me. I'm even more of a fan as it's a truly satisfying food and I haven't felt tired or hungry at all as long as I stayed on a meal (did I say meal?) schedule. Plus I'm intrigued with all the flavs out there and the possibilities of home-churns.
When I was a kid, one of my favorite ice creams was snow ice cream--we only got it when fresh snow fell and not often in this neck of the woods. Mom would send us out, bowls in hand to scoop just the top of some snow. Meantime, she'd pull out the chilled can of evaporated milk and bowl that had also been chilling in the freezer and we'd throw the snow in the bowl and pour evaporated milk over it and a little vanilla extract, stir it up a bit and we thought there was nothing else like it and eagerly waited to make ice cream with each snow fall. I still try it once in a while. Just don't tell me what kind of yucky stuff is in that snow--ignorance is bliss and it hasn't hurt me yet.
Tomorrow my supporters and converts are going to throw an ice cream luncheon to help me celebrate the final scoop (well almost, there still be dinner to go). Will I stay up until midnight for burger and fries? Probably not. What will be my first real food breakfast? I'm thinking cottage cheese--Yeesh! Not too exciting, but not a shock to my system like the lunchtime tacos will be--better go light on the hot sauce. Hopefully, there will be no tummy turbulence but we'll see--Tums or perhaps ice cream to the rescue!
Most Ice Cream Eaten In 30 Seconds (taken from www.joost.com)
This is one Guinness World Record you CAN try at home! Australian glutton Ivan Jakovac attempted to eat 264g if vanilla ice-ream in 30 seconds. Unfortunately,he only managed 175g!
And these lovely trivia snippets are from http://www.marshfield-icecream.co.uk/facts.htm
A traditional name for ice cream is Hokey Pokey. The name originated from early ice cream vendors who peddled their product shouting “ecco un poco” – try a sample.
The first real evidence of the existence of ice cream was in China’s Tang period (A.D 618-97). King Shang had 94 ice men on his staff who helped make a dish based on buffalo milk, flour and camphor.
Most ice cream contains more milk protein weight for weight than is present in milk itself.
The first record of a cone being used for serving appears in Mrs Marshall’s Cookery Book in 1888. Before then, ice cream was either licked out of a small glass known as a penny lick or taken away in wrapped in waxed paper.
Most ice cream contains more milk protein weight for weight than is present in milk itself.
Ecco un poco!
Did I think I'd make it? Truly, yes, I did, but didn't think too much about failing and when the blog started I was determined to vanquish foes and not disappointed the cheering section--thank you to all of you who believed in this wacky experiment and encouraged me to keep downin' the ice cream.
Am I sick of ice cream. Actually, no, not at all and this surprises me. I'm even more of a fan as it's a truly satisfying food and I haven't felt tired or hungry at all as long as I stayed on a meal (did I say meal?) schedule. Plus I'm intrigued with all the flavs out there and the possibilities of home-churns.
When I was a kid, one of my favorite ice creams was snow ice cream--we only got it when fresh snow fell and not often in this neck of the woods. Mom would send us out, bowls in hand to scoop just the top of some snow. Meantime, she'd pull out the chilled can of evaporated milk and bowl that had also been chilling in the freezer and we'd throw the snow in the bowl and pour evaporated milk over it and a little vanilla extract, stir it up a bit and we thought there was nothing else like it and eagerly waited to make ice cream with each snow fall. I still try it once in a while. Just don't tell me what kind of yucky stuff is in that snow--ignorance is bliss and it hasn't hurt me yet.
Tomorrow my supporters and converts are going to throw an ice cream luncheon to help me celebrate the final scoop (well almost, there still be dinner to go). Will I stay up until midnight for burger and fries? Probably not. What will be my first real food breakfast? I'm thinking cottage cheese--Yeesh! Not too exciting, but not a shock to my system like the lunchtime tacos will be--better go light on the hot sauce. Hopefully, there will be no tummy turbulence but we'll see--Tums or perhaps ice cream to the rescue!
Most Ice Cream Eaten In 30 Seconds (taken from www.joost.com)
This is one Guinness World Record you CAN try at home! Australian glutton Ivan Jakovac attempted to eat 264g if vanilla ice-ream in 30 seconds. Unfortunately,he only managed 175g!
And these lovely trivia snippets are from http://www.marshfield-icecream.co.uk/facts.htm
A traditional name for ice cream is Hokey Pokey. The name originated from early ice cream vendors who peddled their product shouting “ecco un poco” – try a sample.
The first real evidence of the existence of ice cream was in China’s Tang period (A.D 618-97). King Shang had 94 ice men on his staff who helped make a dish based on buffalo milk, flour and camphor.
Most ice cream contains more milk protein weight for weight than is present in milk itself.
The first record of a cone being used for serving appears in Mrs Marshall’s Cookery Book in 1888. Before then, ice cream was either licked out of a small glass known as a penny lick or taken away in wrapped in waxed paper.
Most ice cream contains more milk protein weight for weight than is present in milk itself.
Ecco un poco!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Day 29
Day Twenty-nine and feeling divine with only three days (including today) left. I haven't melted away, but have melted a few pounds. I'll do my last official weigh in on Thurs. so will do one more blog (at least) on Aug. 1st, so all you watchers will know grand results.
Speaking of grand results--The banana ice cream was marvelous! Simply mahvelous, dahlings!!!!!!!! I'll be making it again, but may add some banana flavoring (optional in the recipe) to boost the banana flav even more. I'm gonna get hooked on home-made. It's so fresh tasting, great texture and richness. So when I'm a dinner guest, I can bring dessert! one recipe is perfect for about 4-6 peeps, depending on servings size. If it were 6 or more, I'd definitely bring two batches. I don't know how long it keeps in the deep freeze as it hasn't lasted that long--hopefully, it doesn't get that ooey gooey sticky stringy stuff store bought turns into, especially if there's a slight melt down--ya'll know what I mean if you've opened a month old box of ice cream--it's always down the drain for me. Sometimes it's even come from the grocers in this wretched (or retched) state!
I'm thinking of trying date ice cream next--no I'm not goin' on a date to Baskin Robbins nor is it a recipe to make someone's heart melt. It's the dates that grow on trees--I could make more puns about this but will spare you. Though I won't be visiting an orchard soon, I'll be buying a bag from the baking section. Sometimes a date paste comes in a can and that would be even better. This isn't in the recipe book, so it'll be my own invention. Oh dear!!!!!! What will the Ice Cream Dieteer attempt next. Stay frozen to your PCs to stay dialed.
Meantime here's more info for inquiring ice cream minds:
Top 5 Ice Cream Producing States (Have you herd of their cows?)
1. California
2. Indiana
3. Ohio
4. Texas
5. New York
Top Five Cities in Supermarket Sales of Ice Cream (Surprisingly, none of these are very warm states)
1. Portland, Oregon
2. Baltimore, Maryland
3. Omaha, Nebraska
4. Buffalo/Rochester, New York
5. Seattle, Washington
Speaking of grand results--The banana ice cream was marvelous! Simply mahvelous, dahlings!!!!!!!! I'll be making it again, but may add some banana flavoring (optional in the recipe) to boost the banana flav even more. I'm gonna get hooked on home-made. It's so fresh tasting, great texture and richness. So when I'm a dinner guest, I can bring dessert! one recipe is perfect for about 4-6 peeps, depending on servings size. If it were 6 or more, I'd definitely bring two batches. I don't know how long it keeps in the deep freeze as it hasn't lasted that long--hopefully, it doesn't get that ooey gooey sticky stringy stuff store bought turns into, especially if there's a slight melt down--ya'll know what I mean if you've opened a month old box of ice cream--it's always down the drain for me. Sometimes it's even come from the grocers in this wretched (or retched) state!
I'm thinking of trying date ice cream next--no I'm not goin' on a date to Baskin Robbins nor is it a recipe to make someone's heart melt. It's the dates that grow on trees--I could make more puns about this but will spare you. Though I won't be visiting an orchard soon, I'll be buying a bag from the baking section. Sometimes a date paste comes in a can and that would be even better. This isn't in the recipe book, so it'll be my own invention. Oh dear!!!!!! What will the Ice Cream Dieteer attempt next. Stay frozen to your PCs to stay dialed.
Meantime here's more info for inquiring ice cream minds:
Top 5 Ice Cream Producing States (Have you herd of their cows?)
1. California
2. Indiana
3. Ohio
4. Texas
5. New York
Top Five Cities in Supermarket Sales of Ice Cream (Surprisingly, none of these are very warm states)
1. Portland, Oregon
2. Baltimore, Maryland
3. Omaha, Nebraska
4. Buffalo/Rochester, New York
5. Seattle, Washington
Monday, July 28, 2008
Day 28
Day Twenty-eight and still fillin' great! Ice Cream rules!!!!!!!!!
I had a suggestion to make sweet potato ice cream--I think that's actually in my Ultimate Ice Cream recipe book. Might not be able to make it before the course is run, but will try in the future. Sounds good for Thanksgiving. I'm definitely intriqued with trying some home-churned flavs.
Tonight will be the big banana ice cream feat, so don't split on the blog yet--there are 3 more exciting days to go and I may do a few follow up blogs, so inquiring minds don't have to wonder how my stomach readjusts to real food. I've always had a hearty appetite and don't have probs with most foods. Friday will be tacos and I love hot sauce, but may scale it back a little or could just go for it with a little ice cream on hand to save the day and cool down any tummy turbulance.
Three more days! I can hardly believe it. There were times this month seemed awfully long and I felt in ice cream prison at times--better than bread and water, though. Food freedom will ring soon. Ding Dong (I never liked those even as a kid--twinkies were more my cup of tea!)
More frozen fun facts:
The first written mention of ice cream in this country can be found in a letter from the 1700s, which admiringly describes the ice cream and strawberry dessert a Maryland governor served at a dinner party. Initially, just a treat for the elite (including George Washington, who is said to have consumed enormous quantities), the first ice cream parlor in this country opened in New York City in 1776. In 1845, the hand-cranked freezer was invented, allowing Americans to make ice cream more easily at home.
The most avid ice cream eaters in the U.S. don't live in Hawaii, the South, California, or any other hot clime. Instead, in 1999, it was reported that the good citizens of Omaha, Nebraska, ate more ice cream per person than any other Americans.
Immigrants at Ellis Island were served vanilla ice cream as part of their Welcome to America meal. (No wonder everyone wants to come to the good old USA!)
One of the major ingredients in ice cream is air. Without it, the stuff would be as hard as a rock.
Among the most unusual flavors of ice cream ever manufactured are avocado, garlic, azuki bean, jalapeno, and pumpkin. Perhaps the weirdest of all: dill pickle ice cream , which was marketed to expectant mothers. Sales were disappointing. (How surprising?!)
One out of every five ice cream eaters share their treat with their dog or cat. (Can the day of liver- or tuna-flavored ice cream be far behind?) I do this--the cat loves it, but just a little--he shakes his head a bit--probably getting that brain freeze thing.
Rollin on to dine on ice cream for lunch--lemon and marionberry pie ice cream is on the menu.
I had a suggestion to make sweet potato ice cream--I think that's actually in my Ultimate Ice Cream recipe book. Might not be able to make it before the course is run, but will try in the future. Sounds good for Thanksgiving. I'm definitely intriqued with trying some home-churned flavs.
Tonight will be the big banana ice cream feat, so don't split on the blog yet--there are 3 more exciting days to go and I may do a few follow up blogs, so inquiring minds don't have to wonder how my stomach readjusts to real food. I've always had a hearty appetite and don't have probs with most foods. Friday will be tacos and I love hot sauce, but may scale it back a little or could just go for it with a little ice cream on hand to save the day and cool down any tummy turbulance.
Three more days! I can hardly believe it. There were times this month seemed awfully long and I felt in ice cream prison at times--better than bread and water, though. Food freedom will ring soon. Ding Dong (I never liked those even as a kid--twinkies were more my cup of tea!)
More frozen fun facts:
The first written mention of ice cream in this country can be found in a letter from the 1700s, which admiringly describes the ice cream and strawberry dessert a Maryland governor served at a dinner party. Initially, just a treat for the elite (including George Washington, who is said to have consumed enormous quantities), the first ice cream parlor in this country opened in New York City in 1776. In 1845, the hand-cranked freezer was invented, allowing Americans to make ice cream more easily at home.
The most avid ice cream eaters in the U.S. don't live in Hawaii, the South, California, or any other hot clime. Instead, in 1999, it was reported that the good citizens of Omaha, Nebraska, ate more ice cream per person than any other Americans.
Immigrants at Ellis Island were served vanilla ice cream as part of their Welcome to America meal. (No wonder everyone wants to come to the good old USA!)
One of the major ingredients in ice cream is air. Without it, the stuff would be as hard as a rock.
Among the most unusual flavors of ice cream ever manufactured are avocado, garlic, azuki bean, jalapeno, and pumpkin. Perhaps the weirdest of all: dill pickle ice cream , which was marketed to expectant mothers. Sales were disappointing. (How surprising?!)
One out of every five ice cream eaters share their treat with their dog or cat. (Can the day of liver- or tuna-flavored ice cream be far behind?) I do this--the cat loves it, but just a little--he shakes his head a bit--probably getting that brain freeze thing.
Rollin on to dine on ice cream for lunch--lemon and marionberry pie ice cream is on the menu.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Day 27
Day Twenty-seven and I still think ice cream is pretty heavenly. Truly. And now I'm on a new kick as I experiment with home-made ice creams. I like the idea they don't have any preservatives and are rich with flavor and have a good texture as well as being fairly simple to make. More than popping something in the micro or popping a top on an ice cream carton, but still fairly simple and the machine does all the churning.
A comment was made about the avocado ice cream. It's rather an acquired taste and grows on you. It's hard to explain how a slightly sweet, slightly peppery hot frozen dessert can be good. Well at first I thought I'll never make this again, but it was definitely better after freezing overnight and I got where I liked it better with each subsequent serving. I do want to experiment making it without the sugar--then I think it would really be excellent, though it may need the sugar for it to freeze correctly or something.
I stirred up the ingredients for the banana ice cream and it's chilling overnight and will churn tomorrow evening. The bananas in freezer worked great. The skins were dark brown when I pulled them out and I let them thaw a bit until slightly mush to the touch. Then they easily peeled and I popped them in a bowl and mushed them up and added it to the custard like mixture of
1-1/2 c. milk
2 eggs
2/3 c sugar
1-1/2 tbs. flour
pinch of salt
Be careful not to boil it or the eggs will start to scramble and who would want sweet scrambled eggs--perhaps those avocado ice cream lovers.
After the smooshed bananas (3 small or 2 large) are stirred in, add a tsp. vanilla extract and 1 c. of whipping cream.
Then it all chills overnight to be added to your favorite auto churn ice cream maker.
I'm going bananas to try it tomorrow--something to look forward to. I'm still excited when I discover a great new ice cream flavor, though right now I'm trying to be a bit economical and use up those partial containers in the deep freeze.
Four more days. Ya hear that all you who voted me to fall off the ice cream cart? I'm really going to do this! Is it ice cream history?
Speaking of history, I didn't realize July was National Ice Cream month until about mid-way through the month. Thank you for dialing me in--you know who you are? That makes it even cooler (no pun intended) to do the Ice Cream Diet during National Ice Cream month. It's also the International Year of the Potato--do they make potato ice cream? Guess one could try--perhaps adding a mashed potato mixture to an ice cream recipe. Perhaps my brain has gone in the deep freeze?
More frozen feats as the diet churns on . . .
A comment was made about the avocado ice cream. It's rather an acquired taste and grows on you. It's hard to explain how a slightly sweet, slightly peppery hot frozen dessert can be good. Well at first I thought I'll never make this again, but it was definitely better after freezing overnight and I got where I liked it better with each subsequent serving. I do want to experiment making it without the sugar--then I think it would really be excellent, though it may need the sugar for it to freeze correctly or something.
I stirred up the ingredients for the banana ice cream and it's chilling overnight and will churn tomorrow evening. The bananas in freezer worked great. The skins were dark brown when I pulled them out and I let them thaw a bit until slightly mush to the touch. Then they easily peeled and I popped them in a bowl and mushed them up and added it to the custard like mixture of
1-1/2 c. milk
2 eggs
2/3 c sugar
1-1/2 tbs. flour
pinch of salt
Be careful not to boil it or the eggs will start to scramble and who would want sweet scrambled eggs--perhaps those avocado ice cream lovers.
After the smooshed bananas (3 small or 2 large) are stirred in, add a tsp. vanilla extract and 1 c. of whipping cream.
Then it all chills overnight to be added to your favorite auto churn ice cream maker.
I'm going bananas to try it tomorrow--something to look forward to. I'm still excited when I discover a great new ice cream flavor, though right now I'm trying to be a bit economical and use up those partial containers in the deep freeze.
Four more days. Ya hear that all you who voted me to fall off the ice cream cart? I'm really going to do this! Is it ice cream history?
Speaking of history, I didn't realize July was National Ice Cream month until about mid-way through the month. Thank you for dialing me in--you know who you are? That makes it even cooler (no pun intended) to do the Ice Cream Diet during National Ice Cream month. It's also the International Year of the Potato--do they make potato ice cream? Guess one could try--perhaps adding a mashed potato mixture to an ice cream recipe. Perhaps my brain has gone in the deep freeze?
More frozen feats as the diet churns on . . .
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Day 26
Day Twenty-six and I've almost got this licked! (that sorta rhymes.)
Another thing I've noticed is how quickly I run out of clean spoons and cups and smaller bowls as that's what I use to consume my ice cream from. Nice not to have to wash pots and pans for a while though, so it's sort of a vacation from cooking.
Breakfast was Tillamook Chocolate Peanut Butter--the wow ingredient is the peanut butter. I'm taking an older friend on an outing today so we'll see if they complain about my only dining on dairy delights as they're pretty proper about a balanced diet. I don't like to worry older folk, but I'm not falling off the wagon now with only 5 more days do go! Each day of this last week has been more energizing.
And, yes, I still enjoy ice cream. I don't know what other food would have been as perfect for attempting this. It does seem to be a great diet aide as my weight has gradually plummeted after the first week's grand 5 pound loss. This may be the thing to do after a few days of splurging and feasting--switch to ice cream for a few days. I'm gonna try that!
I'm planning a banana run--No, it's not a new marathon where you slip along on banana peels, but just a trip to market as I'm planning on making banana ice cream. Guess you freeze the bananas until they look almost black which means their ripe for picking from the freezer and adding to the ice cream machine. Well see how I roll with that one.
Stay dialed for more ice cream feats and feasts. Gotta split for the bananas!
Another thing I've noticed is how quickly I run out of clean spoons and cups and smaller bowls as that's what I use to consume my ice cream from. Nice not to have to wash pots and pans for a while though, so it's sort of a vacation from cooking.
Breakfast was Tillamook Chocolate Peanut Butter--the wow ingredient is the peanut butter. I'm taking an older friend on an outing today so we'll see if they complain about my only dining on dairy delights as they're pretty proper about a balanced diet. I don't like to worry older folk, but I'm not falling off the wagon now with only 5 more days do go! Each day of this last week has been more energizing.
And, yes, I still enjoy ice cream. I don't know what other food would have been as perfect for attempting this. It does seem to be a great diet aide as my weight has gradually plummeted after the first week's grand 5 pound loss. This may be the thing to do after a few days of splurging and feasting--switch to ice cream for a few days. I'm gonna try that!
I'm planning a banana run--No, it's not a new marathon where you slip along on banana peels, but just a trip to market as I'm planning on making banana ice cream. Guess you freeze the bananas until they look almost black which means their ripe for picking from the freezer and adding to the ice cream machine. Well see how I roll with that one.
Stay dialed for more ice cream feats and feasts. Gotta split for the bananas!
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