ice cream without an ice cream maker!

I've actually tried this, and it really works!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup half and half
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup salt (The bigger the granules, the better. Kosher or rock salt works best, but table salt is fine.)

• Ice cubes (enough to fill each gallon-size bag about half full)
• 1 pint-size ziplock bag
• 1 gallon-size ziplock bag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions

1. Combine the sugar, half and half, and vanilla extract in the pint-size bag and seal it tightly.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. 
   Place the salt and ice in the gallon-size bag, then place the sealed smaller bag inside as well. Seal the larger bag. Now shake the bags until the mixture hardens (about 5 minutes). Feel the small bag to determine when it's done.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Take the smaller bag out of the larger one, add mix-ins, and eat the ice cream right out of the bag. Easy cleanup too! Serves 1.
   
   
   
   
   Yummy treat for a hot day, and it takes less time than going to an ice cream shop!
   
   
   
   

Recycled desk... kitchen island

Since moving into our house in Aug of 2010, my husband and I have wanted to get an island for our kitchen. 

We hadn't been able to find one we liked within our price range.

We also have a pot rack that we wanted to hang, but needed an island to hang it over!

So... we bought a desk and in 1 day converted it, with a few changes, to a kitchen island. Then we were able to hang the pot rack over it. Changed the whole look of the kitchen!

I LOVE IT!!

Kitchen before

Isabelle in the kitchen before :-)

Desk purchased from Craigslist

After

After

Pot rack!!

Still a few minor tweaks and adjustments to make, but I am in love with our "new" kitchen.

I have such an awesome husband!