Ice Cream Pie Recipe Trial

Saw this recipe for ice cream pie a couple days back in Ice Cream Pie? Um, Yes Please! . After receiving approval from friends, I decided to give it a try last night, for desert at a BBQ tonight. I don’t have most of the stuff that the recipe asks for, so I ended up buying a bunch of new ingredients (and therefore, having a bunch of stuff that I don’t usually use, for better or worse).

Per the recipe, you’ll need:

• 3 Tablespoon Butter
• 2 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
• 1/4 cup + 6 Tablespoon Karo syrup
• 2 1/2 cup Rice Krispies
• 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cup Ice Cream Fudge Topping
• 6 Tablespoon Karo Syrup
• 1 Quart of Ice Cream

*except for brown sugar, I needed to buy everything else.

• I use butter only when I bake (oatmeal raisin) cookies
• I’ve never used corn syrup, and have no idea how I’m gonna finish the rest of the bottle unless I repeat this recipe
• I don’t usually eat rice krispies (or any other cereals, for that matter)
• I don’t usually eat peanut butter (esp not the creamy ones for bread spread); boyfriend doesn’t approve the recipe due to the presence of this ingredient…
• I never use ice cream fudge topping, whether I’m home or outside…

Leah also suggested use of a 9 inch round cake pan. I used my 8×8 square pan and it worked too, and ended up piling on 1.5 quart of ice cream to fill the pan (figures the more the merrier) :p

I’m not a whiz in the kitchen, so this turned out to be surprisingly easy and fool-proof. We’ll see tonight if it gets the nod from the BBQ party.

————Trial Verdict—————
Friends enjoyed it (although the pieces were cut a bit too big, so they probably all got a sugar rush). I personally didn’t like the gooey crust too much, and the peanut butter/ chocolate fudge was a bit too thick, so the dollop just slide right off the top of the ice cream *whooop*. Next time I’ll try another recipe with graham crust (like this one) which should be less gooey. Probably just use the fudge alone instead of mixing it with something else… I don’t know what it’d take, but I’d rather the topping drizzles. And perhaps something less sugar intensive.
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Meanwhile, since I have all these rice krispies left and no prospect of eating it like cereal, I’m considering making the “Original Treats” . Very tempting bad goodness…

But now I’d have to buy marshmallows…which I don’t usually eat.

Had an Awesome Birthday

Happy birthday to me! Yesterday was awesome (despite a bit of angst in between, but what’s high in life if there’s no low?). Got up to row in the morning. Weather was (relatively) nice, sun was out (a bit) and it wasn’t raining. We had 2 quads and a double out, rowed through the cut and back. I stroked for my quad yesterday, quite rare as I typically bow and cox in quads (come to think of it, even more rare is for me to be in 2 or 3 seat). Felt pretty good to lead overall.

Digits were a little frozen after rowing so we went to Le Fournil’s with our rowing buddies/ classmates for a Mocha to get warmed up. Gossiped a bit about somebody who got blacklisted from a class. It’s a very strange scene, since people are typically very nice and friendly in the rowing world.

We then went over to OP’s for brunch. She made pancakes and waffles with fruits and we brought over bacon and sausages and eggs and made some omelets. Invited Adriana too. OP also made parfait but we were pretty stuffed after numerous pancakes and waffles and eggs, so I just had one Spent the rest of the afternoon getting the remaining accommodations for Puerto Rico and Florida booked, while watching Battle of the Wedding Planners on TLC and mimicking their evil laughs. Then we went to Target so Ani can do his returns and we picked out a couple of games (Funglish and Madgab) for the night. Rushed home got changed vaccummed up broken bulb and dashed over to Kingfish Cafe for dinner. We had drinks and chatted during the 1.5 – 2 hour wait (they don’t take reservations). Food was DELICIOSO and portions are good enough to feed 4. Mac and Cheese hmmmmmmm Thank you kutti for ordering a side. Even though it’s supposed to have onions and peppers (gagh) I only got bites of cheeeeeessseee and macaroni. yuums! and My gumbo was super tasty and gigantic. Barely took a tip of the iceberg.

Hula and Nanna got me gift cert. to JL Racing

We went to Susan’s for cake and Funglish afterwards. Cake was chocolate with custard filling super tastttty and Funglish was hilarious. We had a good time.

Woke up this morning thinking it was Monday and dreading a bit about what to wear to work and why I didn’t set my usual 6:30 am alarm. Then my 7:00am alarm came on and I suddenly remember that’s the alarm for rowing, i.e. IT’S SUNDAY! yaaaaaaay. Thank god for Sunday.

Had a good row this morning. We had 3 singles in the class, rowed out to Lake Union all the way through Fremont Bridge and down the channel. Water is sooooo calm once we passed Gasworks park and just glassy after the Fremont bridge. It was beautiful. We got some really good practice in. My hands didn’t freeze today, probably also because I was busy rowing around It started drizzling when we were heading back from Fremont, but overall it’s a nice morning.

My Lunch Made Me Very Happy

Went to Cherry Street Coffee House to grab a quick bite. My fav at the coffee house has always been their special house salad (romaine, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, feta cheese, most very importantly, sprouts and special house salad dressing with vinaigrette). Today I decided to be a bit ‘edgy’ and went off the chart to get Tuna sandwich with house salad. The Tuna salad was huge beyond my expectation. I thought it was going to be half salad and half sandwich, but it turned out to be a full sandwich with a side of salad. The carb made me very happy hehe Have half a sandwich left for tmr’s lunch.

Also noticed that they have a facebook group that may have lunch deals so I’ve swiftly jumped in. yeeeeesh.

Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream

Last night we went to Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream despite the snow and the cold. They had maple bacon flavor. It was quite tasty and I was surprised that it wasn’t just flavorings. There was actually bacon bits in the bite of ice cream. A must try but not sure if you’d be up for a full scoop (maybe half a scoop).

I ended up with half scoop salted caramel and half scoop honey lavender. He had a full scoop of Balsamic Strawberry (our all time favorite) and another scoop of rosemary lemon. The lemon reminds me of waffle cracker fillings…

Something random – coworkers were discussing suicidal jumps off bridges/ buildings and topic moved on to horror movies (SAW, Vacancy, Hostel, etc etc). Filled my head with unpleasant images, which I decided to wash off with random funny ads from youtube. Here’s what I got:

Maneki

Japanese cuisine has always been a favorite of mine (besides my personal taste for raw fish). I also have a nag for cheap eats (but definitely most bang for the buck) when it comes to sushi/ sashimi. Thus Musashi in Wallingford and Sushi Maki in Capitol Hill (which is technically ran by Koreans, but the menu is awesome, so, who cares!) have always been my sushi spots. But since he will be out of town next weekend, after an exhausting yet good day of skiing, we decided to head out for an early celebration of the hallmark holiday with a nice dinner out for a change.

Maneki is a pretty authentic traditional Japanese restaurant, with a small side bar when you can order from the full menu if desired. They also have a couple of rooms with traditional tatami pads (but also leg room for those who can’t sit on their legs through dinner) and an intimate sushi/ sashimi bar in the back.

My fav dish at Maneki is their beef sukiyaki. It’s thinly sliced beef in broth with vegetables, tofu and mushrooms that comes in a round pan. They can come as a regular entree ($8 ) or as a combo with tempura, rice, and miso soup ($10). Looks small but filling enough to feed 2 with 1 or 2 appetizers. We have also ordered his fav dish Karaage Chicken – deep fried seasoned chicken pieces, and spicy Tuna butter-yaki. The karaage was very fresh and tender, spicy Tuna was surprisingly juicy but a bit spicy for my taste; he liked them so that’s all good My sister’s staple is Agedashi Tofu which we didn’t order because he’s not into tofu, but Maneki makes it well and is recommended.

A tip for interested visitors: always call ahead for reservation and be prepared to wait (which makes the bar a nice to have). I called around 6:45 thinking about a reservation at 7:45; after telling the hostess it’s for party of 2 she responded “9 o’clock”… We found parking faster than expected and ended up showing 15 min. early but they were running a bit late. We eventually got seated around 9:15, which wasn’t too bad a wait while sharing a big bottle of Sapporo. The (under $35 for 2) dinner well deserved the wait.