Ice Cream in a Bag

The ingredients below represent the ingredients to make ice cream for one person.

½ cup whole milk
½ cup half and half
¼ tsp vanilla
¼ cup sugar
1 lb. ice
½ cup coarse salt
½ cup water

In a bowl mix the whole milk, half and half, vanilla and sugar with a fork until ingredients are mixed thoroughly.
Pour mixture into the quart size baggie. (You can skip putting it in the bowl and put the ingredients straight into the quart size baggie if you'd like) Squeeze out excess air, seal and secure the top with tape. Put the quart size baggie inside the gallon size baggie. Add salt, ice and water. Squeeze out air and seal. Secure the top with tape.
GENTLY TOSS AND MASSAGE THE BAGGIE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES OR UNTIL THE MILKS AND SUGAR TURN TO A SOLID.
This will happen when the milks turn to their coldest temperature.
Cut a corner of the quart size baggie and squeeze out the ice cream into a bowl.

Homemade Macaroni and Cheese

1 1/2 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
1 batch cheesy cream sauce (see below)
Optional: 1/2 clove garlic, minced or Herbs of your choice or Fresh Parsley, chopped

Directions: Cook the macaroni in lightly salted water till Al Dente. Drain the macaroni and return it back to the large pot. Make a batch of the cheesy cream sauce (see below). Add the cheese sauce to the cooked macaroni and stir well. Season with salt and pepper or other toppings to taste (optional). Yield: 4-5 servings.

Basic Cheesy Cream Sauce:
2 Tbs. butter
2 Tbs. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 cup milk
1 cup shredded cheese
1 Tbs. parmesan cheese

Directions: In a sauce pan, melt the butter over low heat. Blend in the flour and seasonings with a wire whisk until well combined (this is called a roux). Add the milk to the roux and bring to a boil. Allow the sauce to boil for about 2-3 minutes until thick and creamy, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and add the parmesan and shredded cheeses. Continue to stir until the sauce is smooth and creamy. Makes about 1 cup sauce.

Smoothies Lab

Strawberry Banana Smoothie
1 C. Strawberries
2 Ripe Bananas
1 c. Yogurt, any flavor
1/2 c. Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 c. Water
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4 c. Ice

Blend Strawberries, bananas, yogurt, sugar, vanilla and water. Add ice cubes a cup at a time until well blended.

Strawberry Blender Drink
1 c. strawberries
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. milk

Blend in blender.

2 c. ice cubes

Add 3 to 4 ice cubes until blended, then add more until your drink is nice and thick.

Non-Alcoholic Strawberry Rita's (The sour one! :)
12 oz can Limeade or Lemonade
1 c. Frozen Strawberries
Juice from 1 Lime
1/2 c. Sugar
2 c. Water
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2 c. Ice

Blend limeade, strawberries, lime juice, sugar, and water in blender. Add ice 1 cup at a time until well blended.

Banana Pineapple Smoothie (Also a little tart!)
2 Ripe Bananas, peeled and broken up
Juice from a Lemon
Juice from a Lime
1/4 c. Sugar
12 oz can Pineapple Juice
4 c. Ice

Combine all ingredients except ice in blender and blend until well blended. Add ice a cup at a time and blend well before adding next cup.

Orange Delight Smoothie (Like Orange Julius)
12 oz can undiluted frozen orange juice concentrate
1 cup of water
2 cups of milk
1/4 c sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 c ice cubes

Directions:
To make this smoothie recipe simply place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.