Tag Archives: ice cream

Snow Days

Posted on 12/28/2012 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

By Katherine (Photos by Greg) Snow isn’t too common in these parts and a White Christmas, well it had been 80 or so years since we’d had one. (Not for us personally, but the great state of Arkansas.) So in … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin Ice Cream

Posted on 11/06/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

A friend gave us their old ice cream maker recently. Even though it is getting colder, nothing beats homemade ice cream. This tastes just like pumpkin pie, if it was frozen without the crust and served in a bowl. Follow … Continue reading →

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Brownie parfaits with chocolate mint sauce

Posted on 09/03/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Since Monday is Labor Day in the good old U.S. of A, we thought we’d make a dessert that doesn’t require much effort and can serve a crowd. Sure it calls for brownies, but we suspect there may be some … Continue reading →

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Patriotic parfaits

Posted on 07/04/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

By Katherine You were probably expecting red, white and blue since it’s the 4th of July. Cut me some slack. Red and blue make purple and this dish is quite purpley. It’s also quite simple, even more so if you … Continue reading →

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Frigid Russian

Posted on 05/31/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Because it’s just too dang hot for a White Russian…. Frigid Russian 2 cups Vanilla ice cream 1 ounce Kahlua 1/2 ounce vodka chocolate syrup to taste Maraschino cherry for garnish Blend ice cream and liquors in blender. If mixture … Continue reading →

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