The ice cream came out quite well, I think. If I had to make some suggestions (as per their request):
I think the sage in the coulis is an excellent start, but it wasn’t enough for me. I went ahead and steeped a few more leaves in the milk/cream mixture as it was simmering, which gave the ice cream base a much strong sage flavor (be sure to take them out before mixing in the coulis).
For those in the US, 300g of strawberries seems to be about a pint. I used about two pints (and doubled the rest of the quantities) and was happy with the amount of fruit/flavor in the end.
I cut way back on the sugar, even though it means harder ice cream (as Mr. Lebovitz points out, you can add alcohol or more fat to make it softer). I used a little more than half a cup of sugar for almost twice the amount of ice cream. 1c sugar in a pint would’ve been way too sweet for me.
Overall, I’d definitely make it again – I like herb/fruit combinations, and even with frozen rather than fresh strawberries, it was a successful recipe.
posted November 19, 2007 – 7:58 am
This afternoon’s experiment: strawberry sage ice cream. I changed the recipe a bit – I used frozen strawberries (it is November, after all), used lime zest instead of lemon in the puree, and used a fair bit less sugar than they suggested. I also put a couple of sage leaves in the cream as it was simmering to infuse it with a little more sage-ness. The mixture is cooling in the fridge right now – will post the results later or tomorrow from Boston.
posted November 17, 2007 – 12:51 pm
One of the things that was really bugging me about Blogger (and prompting me to consider WordPress) was the inability to create links within archives to the previous and next archive files. So on the page for March 2001, I wanted a link to February’s archive and April’s archive. Since Blogger didn’t have an easy way to do it, and since switching to WordPress at this point would be like finding a new apartment because you didn’t like the door handle in the bathroom, I figured out a way to create the links myself in PHP. The archives are now much easier to browse (something I actually do on a regular basis).
posted November 15, 2007 – 11:49 pm
I’m really looking forward to my upcoming East Coast trip – I leave for Boston on Saturday night. It’ll be great to see friends and family, but it’ll also be nice to have a week away from Seattle. It’s been a rough couple of weeks in the job search department (though things are looking up), so a little time in another city to collect my thoughts will be a welcome change.
Beyond visiting folks, I don’t have a ton of plans. I still haven’t made it to the new ICA on the waterfront in Boston, and I’ve heard good things about the Folk Art Museum in New York, so those are possibilities. And of course, no East Coast trip would be complete without some ice cream.
posted November 15, 2007 – 9:22 am
Had a chance recently to photograph and write up my latest knitting project (no, not the sweater I’ve been working on for almost 10 years): a scarf, knit on the bias. On the sweater front, though, some friends came over today to do some knitting and I started sleeve #1. I think the sweater and the robot arm are in competition to see which project takes longer. Sorry robot arm, sweater has a good three year head-start on you.
posted November 11, 2007 – 11:31 pm