Did somebody say "strawberry ice cream??????" ! Hahahaha, I did!! --- Well, you read right! I had a blast making some home made strawberry ice cream with one of my good friends, Katie!!! Hi Katie!! *waves* lol! We have step-by-step pictures to show you how to make easy, simple, strawberry ice cream! It's so yummm!!! and fresh~ ! So anyways, let's begin! ^___________^

Ingredients ! ! !

2 lbs. of strawberries!
Half an orange!
Half a lemon!
1 1/4 cup of heavy whipping cream!
2/3 cup of water!
1 cup of sugar!


Now... we can get started!!! ^___^

---- First, you want to get your strawberries and rinse them out well and cut majority of them in half or small bits and also their leafs, because we will puree them later on ! Keep a few 'good lookin ones' for decoration later! xD



Okay... now let's make a quick, simple syrup! To start on it, combine 1 cup of sugar to 2/3 cups of water in a small pot~ Turn on the stove top to high and stir the mixture until sugar is dissolved!


Continue stirring the mixture until it begins to boil! and when it does ~ stop stirring and let it boil for 5 minutes! Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't burn now. >__^


When 5 minutes has passed, turn the heat off and let it cool!

While that does what it needs to do... let's get started on smashing some strawberries.. Sounds sad huh? Poor strawberries... ---- OH WELL! :D lol!


Take a potato masher or something that is similar~ (you could also use a blender, but make sure its at a good thick, chunky, consistency.. maybe a few pulses!) and start squishing all of the strawberries until a thick-like consistency~


Mash, mash, and more mashing til you get some juicyyyy goodness out of it~ >:D


Should end up looking like a good looking puree~ ^___^


The point of doing all this so we can get all unnecessary pulp or seeds be drained out so the ice cream can be smoooooooth~ SOOO... use a nylon strainer and scoop spoonfuls of your mashed strawberries into the strainer and push through using the back of a spoon! Scrape out the pulp that doesn't go through and set aside in a separate bowl! You can use the 'scraps' for smoothies later , so you can pop them in the freezer later for it.


Smooooooothhh-like puree ready to be concoction with the rest of the ingredients! Mwahahahhaa~~*evil laughter. . . . . yeah.. lol~ -__-" Anyways, go ahead and make sure your simple syrup is cooled completely and just add them into the strained strawberries! Stir it!! :)


Go ahead and take your half orange and start squeeeezing the crap out of it! Make sure there aren't any seeds that will ninja their way into the mixture! Using a tool, like in the picture, to juice is much more effiecient then just squeezing by hand! Unless you're Hulk, or like him, GO FOR IT!!! :D (unlike me & Katie... we are weaklings :'( ... LMAO) If you don't have the tool, that's okay too! Use a fork! :D That'll work!~ Hehehehhehe!


Don't forget the lemon. :) Just a half only... and stir!


Okay... so let's make some whip cream! ^^ Pour 1 1/4 cup of heavy whipping cream into a bowl and just whisk it until stiff peak format! (which means once you lift up your whisk, the cream is stiff !) You can either whisk by hand or using an electric mixer. :) Try not to over whisk it or it'll turn into butter... =X Had that done before... LOL!


Fold the whipped cream into the strawberry mixter and stir it! ^__^ Don't whisk it!


When everything is combined, pour the mixture into your ice cream maker and turn it on! It should take about an hour or so~ If you don't have a machine, just pour the mixture into a freezer safe container and put it in the freezer instead. :) Yes.. that'll have to stay in the freezer for an hour or so too. lol Sorry! Hahahha!

Soooo... what now? ..........

------Intermission with P.G. the 'Spanker' Spaniel!!!-------

AhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhAwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwSOOOOOOCUTEEEEEEEEEEE!
*aplausssseeee* *claps* Isn't he cute?! Bahahahhahaha!! You can also drag the pictures to the URL address bar to make them appear larger!! :)


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OKAY! :D Intermission with P.G. is over so now let's check on that ice creaaaam~


Ahhhhh~ Great ice cream consistency! ^___^ So happy!


Add that cute whole strawberry on top! Add a dollop of your home-made whip cream... and enjoy your FRESH~ yummy HOME MADE ice cream!!!!!!!!!!! Ta-da!!!! (Yes, I know it could've looked better but man!! We were hungry for some dessert!!!!) xD but we hope you enjoyed reading this post until next time for more awesome ones AND your delicious ice cream! Yes!! Feel accomplished! Hehehe, right Katie?! :D








lmfao yes. P.G. is going nuts and ignore the big breasted mannequin in the background. ahhaha

Have a good weekend, you guys!

I've been looking for a good body lotion since forever now that doesn't have to deal with parabens and all that scary ingredients that are found in breast cancers and such. Pretty OCD about it all since I've researched about it and also had a class about them. You guys should read up about parabens if you guys have some time.

Anyways, as I was doing a lot of reviewing and searching at local spa supply stores for a good body lotion... I couldn't find anything, not one body lotion that didn't have such ingredients! Damn it all! By the way.. if you guys didn't know yet.. parabens are preservative chemicals that are found in many cosmetics.. such as lotions, deodorants, shampoos, and all that stuff.. I dunno about you guys, but I'm tossing them out if they have any type of parabens.. (I think there is 4-5 types?) .. but yes, anyways, as I searched online.. I not only love Etude House's line of beauty-ness already! but they have a body lotion for me that is totally paraben free. (: Like, YAY!!!!!! A BODY LOTION that is PARABEN FREE! I think that is a miracle.. ;'( because I searched and searched.. all my life...... ......... Okay, enough. lol~ It wasn't expensive as hell either. :D


So I bought the 300ml bottle and below, there are photos that I've taken to show you the comparison of size! (: (I used my iPhone 4 since I think majority of the people in the world uses it..)
Don't forget that all photos are draggable to your URL bar so you can make them appear larger to see a better, up close and personal, view! ^_____^


--- Totally paraben free and the other crap-free. *hehehehhe






--- Very nice pump! A few good pumps will do well for your whole body, I'm sure!


--- Lotion consistency. Just right-on. ^-^


What I like about this is sincerely everything..
The packaging is uber cute.. it reminds me of a baby. (:
The lotion scent is like, baby powder. I don't mind smelling like that at all..haha~
The 300ml is really a good size! I'd say if I used it every time I get out of a bath/shower.... probably a good 3 months or so? I'm 4' 1O" by the way.. and probably at 95-1OO lbs ~ !
It's totally sulfate, soap, dye, ethanol, AND paraben free which I'm soooooo ----eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!!!! excited about! LOL
I just feel oh-so smooth after I apply it on! :D ..

Soooo, good deal here!! I will totally buy this again if I run out. (: This line also carries a body wash and a care cream!! Totally try it out! ^__^ if you're looking for a paraben, crap-free lotion etc. ! (which I recommend you steer away from those ingredients the BEST you can!) then here you go! :DDD

OH OH OHHH!

.. before I leave for today until my next post, I wanted to show you a little something I bought recently!



Ta - da! It's a cute double sided San-X Mamegoma bento box!!!!! I soooo love it! I totally want to try eating small small small portions throughout the day! ;) so, I got these cute bentos! I'll probably make some bento set-ups in the near future! :D and show you how I would prep them! ^-^





--- Soooo cuteeeeeeeeeeee ~ !!!!

Don't forget that all photos are draggable to your URL bar so you can make them appear larger to see a better, up close and personal, view! ^_____^

Until next time, everyone. Byeeee~