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Royal Scoop Homemade Ice Cream in Bonita Springs, Florida

Dining Outside the Home: Royal Scoop Homemade Ice Cream in Bonita Springs, Florida! One of the oldest homemade hand-dipped ice cream parlors in the area goes by the slogan, “Time tested and taste bud approved”! Don’t believe me? Ask around. You may be surprised to discover that Royal Scoop Homemade Ice Cream is so popular that several restaurants and area businesses also offer it on their dessert menu. How convenient is that? It’s still fun to go to the original location to satisfy your sweet tooth craving. Flavors are visible in glass showcases, making decisions difficult as well as drool-worthy. More often that not, there’s a line of customers. Look at it this way, it’ll give you more time to make a choice, or two. The taste-tempting categories including original, regular, premium, deluxe, specialty, no sugar, low fat, vegan, and more. Sugar cones, dipped bowls, candy sprinkles, chopped nuts, whipped cream, and maraschino cherries are also on the table when making a decision. In the mood for a banana split? Go ahead, we’ll call that dinner.

Baby Corn Split Pea Soup

What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Color of Food: Baby Corn Split Pea Soup! For a taste of the country, chocked full of wholesome ingredients and tender smoked ham, look no further. Step off the beaten path of ordinary chicken noodle soup for a bowl of flavorful homemade goodness. Pay attention to the subtle smoky aftertaste of cottage ham that lingers on the tongue. Perhaps the blissfully sweet golden harvest of roasted baby corn meets your satisfaction. Either way, the blend of savory split peas infused among them will leave you asking for a smidgen more.

BABY CORN SPLIT PEA SOUP

1 3/4 cups dry split green peas and lentils, rinsed

2 cups vegetable broth

5 cups water

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon celery seed

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 yellow onion, chopped

2 cups smoked ham, shredded

7-ounce jar baby corn, whole

Fresh cilantro

Instructions:

In a slow cooker, combine split peas and lentils, vegetable broth, water, garlic powder, black pepper, celery seed, and sea salt. Mix together. Add chopped onion and shredded ham. Cover and cook on HIGH for four hours, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching. Adjust with more water if soup becomes too thick. Meanwhile, drain baby corn. Pat dry. Take an iron skillet; spray it with nonstick oil. Heat on high temperature. Add baby corn. Gently turn corn as it browns so all sides are evenly roasted. Cut into pieces or leave whole. Add to soup. Lower crockpot setting to LOW. Cook two hours longer. Ladle into bowls. Garnish with cilantro. Serve warm.