Tom Kha Ice Cream and Frozen Dalgona Coffee
(It's frozen sweet treats month!)
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Life This Week
A few glimpses from this week that I shared on Substack Notes and Instagram:
Frozen Sweet Treats
All month long, it’s been frozen treats to beat the heat! Our temps hit 100 F/38 C this week, and what a slap in the face that was. Summer has arrived.
It’s nice to cool off with blueberry kiwi paletas, mango sorbet with chamoy ripple, pineapple creamsicles, and strawberry hibiscus sorbet. They are easy to make, and even easier to eat.
Before we get to today’s recipes, I do want to mention some cookies that would be fab with any frozen treat.
’s White Chocolate and Macadamia Nut Cookies are nostalgic ones for me (if you grew up in the 80s, you know and love these), ’s Edible Cookie Dough (entire batch gone in a few hours at my house), and ’s Miso Breakfast Cookies (yes to miso in baked goods!).Plus, there’s a delish Glazed Ginger Citrus Shortbread recipe on my website!
And, if you can’t get enough of frozen sweet treats,
has a whole roster of delicious ice creams, including an easy old-fashioned Lemon Ice Cream that looks absolutely heavenly.Podcast
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We had a lovely time chatting about
what inspires her and the development of flavors in her recipes.
how people can use condiments and spices they already own in a new way.
an *almost* brush with greatness (Ottolenghi nerds will appreciate this!).
her tried-and-true recipe for Preserved Lemon Drizzle Loaf.
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Restaurant Recs
Coming next week, restaurant recommendations for favorite SoCal restaurants! Whether you’re traveling to Southern California or you live here and are looking for somewhere new to eat, there’s no doubt that online restaurant review sites are handy.
However, there’s nothing like getting a recommendation from someone local. Next Friday, I’m excited to share three special restaurants in the Irvine/Tustin area of Orange County, California that I think you’ll love.
Ice Creams
Today we are digging into homemade ice creams! The first one is Tom Kha Ice Cream, inspired by an incredible gelato I had on my trip to Hawaii a few months ago. It’s got all the flavors of the popular Thai soup (yes, really!). This ice cream is creamy, dairy-free, and vegan, garnished with a dusting of frozen jalapeno zest (you might remember this garnish on a Pineapple Jalapeno Margarita last month).
Second, a recipe for Frozen Dalgona Coffee! I know, technically not an ice cream, but I couldn’t help including this because it is so so so delicious. If you like coffee ice cream or iced coffee, you are going to love this.
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