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reasons to grow rasberries

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Do you remember last year in April when I planted my four little rasberry sticks in my garden boxes?  That’s them down below on the left, in the back.  Well, they’ve grown a bit (see center pic).  It’s actually quite incredible how MUCH they’ve grown in just a little over a year.  You don’t need a lot of room to grow rasberries.  I had some when we lived on a fairly small lot years ago.  They grew well, produced well.  Since they’re in a garden box now, it’s pretty simple to keep the area contained – just pull out the ones that pop up outside the box. 

Addison is definitely the rasberry queen around here.  When we pick them together, the handfuls I give to her to put in the basket never seem to make it there and the handfuls I put in the basket disappear instantaneously.  I snuck out to the garden a couple weeks ago and actually made it back to the house with a substantial pile of berries.  Ice cream was calling my name!  I used a Ben&Jerry’s recipe from their book that turned out amazing.  I’m used to the tartness of rasberry sorbet, but I much prefer the creaminess of ice cream.  And rasberry ice cream is such a delicious blend of both worlds.

So, I had the creamy and the rasberries, and you know what goes really good with that?  Chocolate.  I couldn’t shake the image of ice cream sandwiches with chocolate ganache from my brain.  You can find the article on all kinds of things to do with chocolate chip cookies in the July issue of Martha Stewart magazine.  I ended up taking a copy home from the grocery store because, really, I just couldn’t turn down ganache.  Why does Martha have to tempt us with such indulgences? 

I indulged.  Every night until the cookies and ice cream were gone.  Use your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe.  And for the ganache, just simmer heavy whipping cream, then pour over chocolate chips and whisk until smooth and thick.  It stores well in a glass jar in the fridge; when you want to use a little, just heat the jar in the microwave for 20-30 seconds.  yummy!

Whose Sunday plans just got changed to include ice cream sandwiches?  

Comments

  1. Sixty-Fifth Avenue says

    I am So impressed with your garden…and your yummy treats! I think a cute little bakery shop could be in your future. Congratulations on the CSI win…I knew you would win with all your fabulousness!
    xo

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  2. A Cozy Cottage in the City says

    Oooh this looks soooo good! Love your blog, I’m now following along!

    Cheers from LA,
    Jess

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  3. Tanya says

    Oh, those cookies look divine! I’m also an ice cream fan (that B&J book is fabulous!), but lately I’ve been making frozen yogurt (using Greek yogurt) to cut down on calories and fat, and it’s pretty yummy with fruit, too!

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  5. Deanne says

    We have a special treat of ice cream sundaes on Sunday at our house, I think I will have to make some raspberry ice cream, though I will have to use frozen as raspberries are not in season here at the moment and even when they are they are hard to come by and incredibly expensive.

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