Bake It: Home-made Berry Ice Cream

Do you have an ice cream maker... and need an excuse to use it... well, how about fresh (or frozen) berries! Summer is the best time to get berries for super great prices... and berry ice cream is a cool summer treat!

Ingredients:

1 pint berries (your choice)

1/3 cup sugar

1 cup milk

2 cups whipping cream

1 t vanilla (optional)

Pour the sugar over your berries...

Mash them up and then let them macerate for about an hour in the fridge.

Mix the milk, cream and vanilla and some of the juice from the berries, and pour into your ice cream maker bowl.

Mix for 15-20 minutes, until thick and then add the rest of the berries. Run for another 5 minutes until everything is well combined.

Scoop out a serving to eat now... then put the rest into the freezer and let it harden. Enjoy these on an ice cream cone for extra yummy-ness!

Enjoy!

Bake It: Roast Chicken

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I am a fan of the roast chicken you can get at the grocery store for around $5... already cooked and warm and ready to be eaten! We sometimes will have one of those with rolls and a veggie for dinner, and then the leftover chicken goes into some kind of dish later in the week.

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I am not a fan of dealing with meat, especially when it resembles the animal from which it came. Therefore, I have never tried to cook a whole chicken. I know you can get them super cheap, but I just am creeped out by them. I am semi-okay with chicken parts (legs, thighs, breasts, wings) and those you can get for super cheap as well.

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This recipe is great because I can get a roast chicken taste without having to take up your whole oven and you can use chicken parts if you so desire (you can use a whole chicken if your croc-pot is large enough).

Ingredients:

-chicken (as much or little as you like, with the max being how much your croc-pot will hold)

-salt, pepper and any other spices you like on your chicken

-three -four foil balls (enough to keep the chicken off the bottom and out of the juices).

Wad up the foil and place it in the bottom of the croc-pot. This will keep your chicken from cooking in its own juices. This is what will give it that roast flavor.

Wash, dry and season your chicken. I am partial to Pappy's seasoning with a little salt and pepper.
Fill your croc-pot with chicken. Cover and cook on low all day (6ish hours).

When you are ready, you will have a pan full of roast chicken and you can eat it or use it in other meals throughout the week! This is super easy and really, cheaper than getting a roast chicken from the store!

Enjoy!