Easy homemade ice cream...

* no ice cream maker required

Yesterday I made this pistachio ice cream (you can get creative and make whatever kind you want, next time I think I'll make it with pecans and top with caramel sauce):

•  2 cups heavy whipping cream (I used half and half)
• 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
• about 1 cup shelled pistachios (we crushed them using our mortar and pestle) 

Using your mixer, blend the cream and condensed milk until peaks form (since I used half and half, it got really frothy, I will use cream next time, there just wasn't any cream when I wanted it, so I did my best)...then gently stir in the crushed pistachios and freeze for at least 3 hours.  Serve scoops sprinkled with more crushed pistachios a top.  ♥  I used roasted and salted pistachios.  That cold sweet and salty treat hit the spot last night...perfect for a hot summer evening!

Sunshine...

After lots of rain, we had a weekend full of sunshine! It started with Friday, graduation at the pre-school where I work. It was a bit crazy. The children sang "This Little Light of Mine" and a few other songs. We had a picnic outside afterward. I made butter cookies...schools, little matroshka and dogs. I love using the edible Wilton pens on frosted cookies.Hannah and Olivia gave Aunt Mary the spa treatment (foot soak, hand massage, painted toenails, etc) after we rode bikes and walked for a couple of hours...there were lots of yard sales (we bought a marble run and I got a pretty skirt)! Then, we went to Aglamesis to enjoy ice cream in honor of Emmelia's namesday.Isaac walking with his Godfather, Uncle Andrey...so sweet how he's looking up to him!I got the raspberry hot fudge sundae with coconut ice cream. That is Emma...she didn't eat that whole thing...she shared!
I was happy to be a part of the 22Q worldwide awareness day. I painted faces in the sunny perfect weather (there was pleasant breeze, too, thankfully) yesterday for a couple of hours!We played Scrabble last night. I love word games...Jotto is another one of my favorites!