Sweet & savoury: “Opium for bees”
Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by Marina in Yuppiechef Diary
We collaborated with The Creamery last week for Sweet & savoury: what’s your flavour? – an ice cream flavour challenge with a chance to win kitchen tools, ice cream and instant fame. Entries streamed in on Facebook like bathers to a beachside ice cream truck and the creative suggestions had us (mostly) licking our lips. Entrants [...]
Ice cream maker review: Krups vs MagiMix le Glacier
Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 by Marina in Kitchen Gear
Ever wondered how to go about choosing an ice cream machine? Automatic, self-freezing, auto-churn? Kate Schrire is a food activist, cook, journalist and owner of The Creamery – a local business that makes and sells hand made ice cream – and we reckon her opinions about ice cream machines are worth their weight. Here’s what [...]
Make ice lollies with ZOKU: Pickle Juice Pops
Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 by Marina in Food & Drink
Pickle juice ice lollies? Do you hear crickets? Contrary to what your human survival instincts might be whispering right now, they are delicious. To make pickle pops, all you need is pickles (aka gherkins) in their brine. We recommend Koo and Goldcrest brands – The Goldcrest has very clear juice which goes white, whilst Koo (Sweet & Sour) [...]
How to make lemon ice cream
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by Marina in Food & Drink
We are friends with the lovely people at The Creamery, and asked them to send us a recipe for summery homemade ice cream. Lemon is it, and we think it looks delicious. Our thanks to Kate Schrire for sharing this with us, and you. This is one of our most popular flavours at the moment; [...]
How to make Christmas Ice Cream
Posted on 23. Nov, 2010 by Marina in Food & Drink
As well as loving the traditional fare, we really like the idea of tailored Christmas recipes and tips for us Southern hemipsherers. Remember food stylist Jules Mercer? She sent us this delightful recipe for Christmas Ice Cream and shot the festive, creamy goodness she made with epic photographer Toby Murphy and props from Quirky Me in [...]
Krups ice cream maker – a review
Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by Marina in Kitchen Gear
“I had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted, stay up all night or eat ice cream straight out of the container” – Bill Bryson. If you’re a lover of ice cream and have investigated making it yourself, you’ll know there are various machines out there – from fully [...]
Milo Ice Cream Recipe
Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by Marina in Food & Drink
Everybody loves a good cup of Milo. If you don’t, that’s okay. But you should probably reconsider. We el-oh-ve-ee-love the stuff at Yuppiechef, and were particularly excited to get our paws on this great recipe for Milo Ice cream from food blogger Tara Booth. Milo Ice Cream (to make about 1 litre) Ingredients 3 cups cream (replace with double [...]
A Guide to Ice Cream
Posted on 14. May, 2010 by Marina in Food & Drink
Ice-cream is great. So many types, so little time. Today’s trivia piece is a shout out to this frozen friend. In 500 BC the ancient Greeks used to sell snow mixed with honey and fruit in the markets of Athens. It seems that’s where it all began for ice-cream. The Persians were the first to [...]
