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Lighten the Holidays with a Lite Apple Pound Cake

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Desserts

Lighten the Holidays with a Lite Apple Pound Cake

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo December 8, 2024

Take a little guilt out of the holidays with this lighter version of a pound cake. “Lite...

Easy Cook: Homemade Instant Peach Ice Cream

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Desserts

Easy Cook: Homemade Instant Peach Ice Cream

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo August 5, 2018

I confess that I have many favorite homemade ice cream flavors; my most favorite flavor is peach...

Yum, Homemade Peach Custard Ice Cream

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Desserts

Yum, Homemade Peach Custard Ice Cream

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo July 19, 2016

Summertime is a great time to make homemade ice cream using ripe fresh fruit in season. Peach...

Happy Summer!

It’s summertime — and there’s only one way to describe Louisiana — “hot.” Homemade ice cream makes the perfect dessert for these hot days. I have many memories of churning ice cream tanks to make a variety of flavors — when growing up at our rural Virginia home. Plus, ice cream is a good way to show creativity as there are so many flavors and ways to make ice cream. Here I have shared several of my favorite recipes. In Editor’s Choice I give two of my most popular recipes — “Banana Pepper Jelly” and “Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Floats.” Yes, if you are planning to make homemde jams and jellies — now is the to get started when peppers are at their peak. Although a root beer float is always the “standard” way to make a float — check out my green ice cream float — it’s the best. Enjoy!