Snickerdoodle Ice Cream Sandwiches

Snickerdoodles are my favorite cookie. When my grandmother, Audrey, was still alive, she would always have a batch waiting for me whenever I visited her. I like pretty much all snickerdoodles, homemade and store-bought alike, but hers were the best. I still have the handwritten recipe she gave me several years before she passed, and I always think of her when I make them, which is pretty regularly. They are fantastic on their own, but even better sandwiched around some vanilla ice cream, which believe me Audrey would have approved of wholeheartedly!

BombPop's Bomb Pops

As I mentioned in my post earlier this week, it was really, really hot in St. Louis last weekend. My homemade Slurpee cooled me down for a while, but soon it was gone and the heat just kept coming. I had been thinking about making Bomb Pops for the blog for some time (hmm, wonder why?), and it seemed like the perfect occasion to give it a go. I decided to try Martha Stewart's Red, White, and Blueberry pops recipe since it called for real fruit, and Martha rarely steers me wrong. Unlike some recipes out there, this one does not require gelatin, so all of your vegetarian and vegan friends can get in on the popsicle action.

Oreo Ice Cream Cake

As much as I like to bake, I really hate doing it in the summer. So this is my way of having my cake without baking it, and, of course, eating it too! You can always buy an ice cream cake, but its so easy to make your own and so much cheaper. Plus, you get the added thrill of trying to assemble everything before the ice cream melts. It’s a race against time!