I have been going a little bit Christmas crazy in my head for some reason this year... purposefully listening to Christmas music (not something I normally do), repeatedly viewing this gem featuring Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey and the Roots (love it), craving cookies (trying not to eat them), trying to convince Tim to sit on Indonesian Santa's lap for a photo opp at our local mall (unsuccessfully)... not sure what it is. Perhaps the anticipation of being in the U.S. for the first time in 14 months?
Anywho, I've been craving creamy pink, pepperminty, candy caney ice cream- the kind with the little candy bits in it. I found some candy canes here in Jakarta, have some peppermint extract that Meghan and Liz brought me back when they visited, and found a recipe from sources I trust (Simply Recipes using a David Lebovitz technique), so I had a go at it.
Peppermint cce cream: success. Creamy, minty and awesome with chocolate sauce. Can't wait to try it sandwiched between some chewy chocolate cookies.
Candy canes: FAIL. Like many "western" things here in Jakarta, those candy canes were Not Quite Right (NQR, my most frequently used acronym these days). Luckily I tasted them before adding them to the ice cream, because they were most definitely not peppermint flavored, despite their peppermint look. Strawberry, perhaps? Whatever flavor, it was gross, so these will be show candy canes, never to be eaten. Sigh.
Candy canes: FAIL. Like many "western" things here in Jakarta, those candy canes were Not Quite Right (NQR, my most frequently used acronym these days). Luckily I tasted them before adding them to the ice cream, because they were most definitely not peppermint flavored, despite their peppermint look. Strawberry, perhaps? Whatever flavor, it was gross, so these will be show candy canes, never to be eaten. Sigh.
