jeffshoaf Posted April 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 56 minutes ago, tony b said: I remember having to hand crank our family's ice cream maker as a kid. We all took turns. Last person turning got to "lick the beater!" We eventually upgraded to the electric motor - while easier, it took some of the fun out of it. Me too. Somehow i always got stuck doing the churning until i bought an electric one. The electric one didn't take the fun out of it for me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffshoaf Posted April 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 Here's something the churning machines can't do - one ingredient pineapple sorbet! Very creamy and refreshing. Also had 6 more containers delivered today; gonna be another expensive trip to the grocery store this week. Not only do i have a list of ingredients for frozen stuff, gonna stock up on non-perishable stuff to make things easier for my 6 weeks of hopping around on one leg while recovering from my pending foot surgery. I guess I'm gonna get even fatter... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 On 4/11/2023 at 1:01 PM, jeffshoaf said: I guess I'm gonna get even fatter... 😆 In all seriousness, I hope your surgery is successful and you recover quickly! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poochie Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 "Not only do i have a list of ingredients for frozen stuff, gonna stock up on non-perishable stuff to make things easier for my 6 weeks of hopping around on one leg while recovering from my pending foot surgery." What's the problem with your foot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffshoaf Posted April 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 5 hours ago, Poochie said: What's the problem with your foot? Another result from my misspent youth doing manual labor... Arthritis has pretty much ruined one of the joints in the middle of my foot. The podiatrist says it's considered a non-essential joint so he's gonna fuse it. Metal plate to hold it together and a bone graft from my heel to fill in the space and hopefully grow into both sides so its fuses. The surgery isn't considered particularly serious and should only take an hour or so, but I won't be able to put any weight on it for 6 weeks. I've been trying to get things ready so it's as easy as possible but since I live alone, there's things that are going to be frustrating to deal with. Well, I do live with two cats but they're not really helpful around the house! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C6Bill Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 I bet your two cats are just as helpful as my two dogs lol But good luck with the foot 👍 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 Puttering around on a knee scooter for 6 weeks doesn't sound like a lot of fun to me either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffshoaf Posted April 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 4 hours ago, C6Bill said: I bet your two cats are just as helpful as my two dogs lol But good luck with the foot 👍 Yep. I get their food and kitty litter from online vendors so one of my concerns is how I'm going to get the heavy cases of cat food and litter into the house without the cats getting out. I was planning on ordering enough the week to hold them over the whole 6 weeks but the main cat food was out of stock so I've had a mad scramble trying to find a replacement that they both will eat. The younger one claimed the one scooters as soon as I got thru in the house. They both hopped on the rollator walker before I got it out of the garage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poochie Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 I understand how you hurt your foot now. Kicking the cats. Nah, I have one cat and one dog. You start loving them like they're kids. Which they are. Good luck with the foot. If I lived closer to you I'd give you hand. And when all else fails, those cats will eat Fancy Feast in the can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffshoaf Posted April 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Poochie said: I understand how you hurt your foot now. Kicking the cats. Nah, I have one cat and one dog. You start loving them like they're kids. Which they are. Good luck with the foot. If I lived closer to you I'd give you hand. And when all else fails, those cats will eat Fancy Feast in the can. One of the cats licks me a lot; my brother said the cat is doing a taste test and I better keep an eye on him. I responded that if I die at home and I'm not found for several days, it gives me great comfort to know that the cats won't starve. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C6Bill Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 I’m thinking Cooper would be the first to eat me if I dropped dead lol You can see how he got his name, I couldn’t bring myself to call him Alice lol 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffshoaf Posted May 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 I realized i haven't followed up on this post in a while even though I've been using the Creami often. Here's a simple one - cheap store brand chocolate milk, processed on "ice cream" and then chocolate syrup and chocolate chips added using the "mix-in' function. It was chocolaty. And tasty. And easy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffshoaf Posted May 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 Various sorbets, most made with fruit canned in natural syrups, but the grape was made from welch's Concord grape juice and the watermelon was made from fresh watermelon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted May 13, 2023 Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 Hope your recovery from the foot surgery is going well. Tasty looking desserts! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C6Bill Posted May 13, 2023 Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 That is exactly why I don’t have one of those machines, that looks way too good LOL Hope the foot is healing well !!!! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted May 14, 2023 Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 14 hours ago, C6Bill said: That is exactly why I don’t have one of those machines, that looks way too good LOL Hey @jeffshoaf, I was relying on you to get folk to buy your ice-cream machine. I see it as the gateway drug for the Pacojet. I have only managed to get one KK'er, that I know of, to get a Pacojet so far. The KK shopping channel competition is on! (P.S. You did hook me on the Ninja. I didn't get the grill combi in the end, just the air fryer). 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffshoaf Posted May 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 Here are some miscellaneous vanilla ice cream servings, some made with full sugar, some with monk fruit - I didn't keep good notes so I'm not sure which are which, but all were tasty! I don't think I have a picture of the best I've made to date; it was just a can of peaches in natural peach juice and a can of eagle brand sweetened condensed milk. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffshoaf Posted May 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 An experimental ice cream: molasses! Pretty tasty. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
