milkshake

Old-Fashioned Strawberry Milkshake

What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Uplifting Aromas: Old-Fashioned Strawberry Milkshake! We’ve all been there. Trying to remove the leaves and stems from a luscious strawberry without wasting half the berry. If you’re impatient, or in a hurry, you may grab a paring knife and start hacking, or at the very least completely cut off the entire crown. Been there, done that. If your kitchen drawer is full of gadgets, you may already own a neat little tool known as a Strawberry Stem Remover. Its pincher-like claws dig in, twist, and pull the stem completely out. One and Done. (My husband prefers that method.) Or you could be a little more refined and use the Plastic Straw Method. It requires cradling the juicy red gems and inserting the plastic straw in the bottom of the strawberry, while pushing upward until the leaves pop off. Maybe you have a method that works for you. If so, leave it in the comments below. Don’t mind me, I’ll be here slurping on the decadent treat while I wait. 

OLD-FASHIONED STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE 

Ingredients:

16 ounces fresh strawberries, tops removed

2 cups vanilla ice cream

1-2 tablespoons sugar

3/4 cup whole milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Whipped Cream & Strawberry slices, for garnish 

Instructions:

In a blender, add fresh strawberries, reserving a couple for garnish, if desired. Next add vanilla ice cream, sugar, whole milk, and vanilla extract. Pulse to combine. Leave small chunks for appealing texture and thickness. Do not over blend. When milkshake is “pourable”, divide the contents into tall glasses. Top with whipped cream and strawberry slice, for garnish. Serve immediately with a paper straw and parfait spoon. 

Blackberry Jam ‘n Bourbon Milkshake

What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Splurge-Worthy Goodness: Blackberry Jam ‘n Bourbon Milkshake! Grownups have all the fun, especially when it comes to boozy milkshakes. Every so often, alcohol plus ice cream equals a dessert worth noting. This particular concoction brings out the natural fruitiness of fresh blackberries when mixed with bourbon’s rich brown sugar flavor. Vanilla bean serves as an enhancement among the silky smooth ice cream. To keep from slugging it back like a jigger shot, use a paper straw for sipping. After all, there’s nothing worse than a triple-whammy alcoholic brain freeze. Drink responsibly. For Adults Only.

BLACKBERRY JAM ‘N BOURBON MILKSHAKE

Ingredients:

3 ounces bourbon

10 blackberries

2 teaspoons blackberry jam

2 ounces light cream

3 scoops vanilla bean ice cream

Fresh blackberries, for garnish

Fresh mint, for garnish

Instructions:

In a blender, combine bourbon, fresh blackberries, blackberry jam, light cream, and vanilla bean ice cream. Blend until smooth. Pour into vintage milk bottles or soda fountain glasses. Add a paper straw. Garnish with fresh berries and mint leaves.

Old-Fashioned Strawberry Milkshake

What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Uplifting Aromas: Old-Fashioned Strawberry Milkshake! We’ve all been there. Trying to remove the leaves and stems from a luscious strawberry without wasting half the berry. If you’re impatient, or in a hurry, you may grab a paring knife and start hacking, or at the very least completely cut off the entire crown. Been there, done that. If your kitchen drawer is full of gadgets, you may already own a neat little tool known as a Strawberry Stem Remover. Its pincher-like claws dig in, twist, and pull the stem completely out. One and Done. (My husband prefers that method.) Or you could be a little more refined and use the Plastic Straw Method. It requires cradling the juicy red gems and inserting the plastic straw in the bottom of the strawberry, while pushing upward until the leaves pop off. Maybe you have a method that works for you. If so, leave it in the comments below. Don’t mind me, I’ll be here slurping on the decadent treat while I wait.

OLD-FASHIONED STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE

Ingredients:

16 ounces fresh strawberries, tops removed

2 cups vanilla ice cream

1-2 tablespoons sugar

3/4 cup whole milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Whipped Cream & Strawberry slices, for garnish

Instructions:

In a blender, add fresh strawberries, reserving a couple for garnish, if desired. Next add vanilla ice cream, sugar, whole milk, and vanilla extract. Pulse to combine. Leave small chunks for appealing texture and thickness. Do not over blend. When milkshake is “pourable”, divide the contents into tall glasses. Top with whipped cream and strawberry slice, for garnish. Serve immediately with a paper straw and parfait spoon.

Blackberry Jam ‘n Bourbon Milkshake

What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Splurge-Worthy Goodness: Blackberry Jam ‘n Bourbon Milkshake! Grownups have all the fun, especially when it comes to boozy milkshakes. Every so often, alcohol plus ice cream equals a dessert worth noting. This particular concoction brings out the natural fruitiness of fresh blackberries when mixed with bourbon’s rich brown sugar flavor. Vanilla bean serves as an enhancement among the silky smooth ice cream. To keep from slugging it back like a jigger shot, use a paper straw for sipping. After all, there’s nothing worse than a triple-whammy alcoholic brain freeze. Drink responsibly. For Adults Only.

BLACKBERRY JAM ‘N BOURBON MILKSHAKE

Ingredients:

3 ounces bourbon

10 blackberries

2 teaspoons blackberry jam

2 ounces light cream

3 scoops vanilla bean ice cream

Fresh blackberries, for garnish

Fresh mint, for garnish

Instructions:

In a blender, combine bourbon, fresh blackberries, blackberry jam, light cream, and vanilla bean ice cream. Blend until smooth. Pour into vintage milk bottles or soda fountain glasses. Add a paper straw. Garnish with fresh berries and mint leaves.

Dining Outside the Home: Bubba Burgers in Kapaa, Kauai

Dining Outside the Home: Bubba Burgers in Kapaa, Kauai!  The sign at the cash register says, “We Cheat Tourists, Drunks, and Attorneys.” Now you know there’s a story to be told. But that’s not why hoards of people stop by this burger shack in Old Kapaa Town to sit on the front porch and gape at the flurry of activity with an unbelievable ocean view. The fresh-ground “grass fed” beef, from cattle ranches on Kauai, produces the best and juiciest, chin-wiping burgers around. Perhaps that is why they’re known as the Slopper or Double Slopper, on a menu that features everything from a Big Bubba to Chili Fries. Go crazy. Add a thick Chocolate Milkshake made with real cream. Yeah, yeah, yeah. If you walk away hungry, it’s your own fault.