Honey-Peach Ice Cream
Some dads play golf. Some fish. When my dad needs to relax, he drives. Windows down, radio on. And not just around the block or around town. Once he drove all the way to New Orleans. He’d offer to take us out to eat after church, and three hours later, we’d wind up at Lambert’s Café in Sikeston, Missouri, reaching up for those “throwed rolls” like they were manna from heaven. But one of the benefits of Daddy’s extensive travels was that right as we started threatening to kill ourselves or each other if we didn’t get out of the van, he’d find a dairy dip. Some standing room-only shack that smelled like little burgers and fries and soft-serve ice cream. Daddy bought a lot of goodwill with that 99-cent cone.
I’d been planning on making my own ice cream this summer, so I was excited that this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe was Honey-Peach Ice Cream. What’s a baking group doing making ice cream? Who cares? Orange blossom honey. Georgia peaches. Whole milk, cream, sugar. I expected it to be good, but even the smallest bite blooms with the flavor of ripe peaches and cold, sweet cream. It’d be worth a three-hour drive, but it’s so much nicer to just walk to the freezer.
For the recipe, visit Tommi of Brown Interior, or pick up a copy of Dorie’s Greenspan’s “Baking: From My Home to Yours.”
Your Honey Peach Ice Cream looks awesome! And I love the story about your dad.
cute post. that looks amazing. i need to make some more for my freezer.
Lovely post! My dad was a driver too.
There's just something about Dads and ice cream (or maybe it's Dads and bratty kids and long car rides and ice cream, though that doesn't sound as lovely). My first homemade ice cream, too — I'm glad you enjoyed it. I did too!
That right there is summer.
And also this: "Some standing room-only shack that smelled like little burgers and fries and soft-serve ice cream." That's my favorite part because I know that place! It's every small town burger joint.
I'm from Texas but went to Lambert's while on a church youth trip and still remember it because it was soooo good and fun!
That ice cream looks delicious!
Can I have one, please? This is the most amazing photo of the ice cream that I have seen…you are quite the stylist. Love the post…always such fun to see things through your eyes.
What a gorgeous picture! My dads liked to do the long drives too….and there was usually ice cream or burgers at the end of the trip!
Oh, orange blossom honey and Georgia peaches. So that's where I went wrong. Loved this post and the summertime feelings it brought…
Your ice cream looks fantastic!
Lambert's….oh my goodness is that place ever good.
Nice to see that you are honest on Twitter!
Looks deluxe!
I'd be curious to get your reader's take on some of the latest ice cream trends I've noticed lately:
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Your ice cream looks so luscious! Well done!
I actually just made a frozen yogurt which was honey and rhubarb based. I enjoyed the flavour of the honey over sugar and how tart it stayed, so it is interesting that this also contains sugar. Can you really still taste the honey?
It's amazing how a little bit of ice cream can change things :) I love the picture with the cone!
That looks so amazing. I'm glad I have some in my freezer!
I love your photo! The ice cream looks fantastic! Glad it was such a hit :) It wasn't my favorite, but definitely fun to make.
The ice cream looks so delicious! Great job!
Luscious ice cream! I love how flavors carry us back to another time and bring back memories.
What a tease–I can't wait for the first peaches to arrive here in NY! The first blueberries were spotted today so stone fruits can't be far behind.
Move Over BASKIN ROBINS – Ezra's in the house. And yours looks sooooo luscious on that cone.
I used to (well, still do) love stopping at the road side dairy barns for soft serve, etc. Thanks for the memory.
Looks great! Good job!
I've lived in St. Louis for 3 years, and still haven't made it to Lambert's. The shame!
That ice cream cone is a beautiful thing! It screams summer. I really liked the honey peach combination.