Yesterday, I made this delicious peach cobbler from Allrecipes.com. Its got the fruit on the bottom, then an oat-crisp top and a dash of cinnamon on top. Recipe here. The recipe title is Peach Crisp III, but I know it as cobbler, so that’s what I’m going to call it.
I deviated from the recipe though. I put 1 cup of oats because I didn’t have granola. I also didn’t use the nutmeg, allspice, or pecans on top. I really liked the way it turned out. Definitely worth a try.
Who needs a milk shake machine? A KitchenAid mixer will whip up a good milk shake for you. Just scoop some ice cream into the mixing bowl, turn it on and let it work through the ice cream. Once it becomes softened, dump in whatever flavoring you are making– like some fresh strawberries!
If you’ve ever used a blender to make a shake, you know that you have to make it pretty runny to get the blender to mix it well, but the mixer doesn’t have that problem. Clean-up is easier than a blender too.
I got this tip from a fellow KitchenAid owner who said he used his mixer to make big batches of shakes for family parties.
Now that I’ve had my grill for a few weeks, and gotten some good use out of it, I thought I’d post some of my thoughts about it as a sort of review.
I made Alton Brown’s Caramel Sauce last week. It turned out very good. In fact, we ate vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce on it every night for a week! Here’s the recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/banana-splitsville-recipe/index.html
It was even kind of dramatic to make it. You boil the sugar and water on high, so you’re just watching this molten sugar getting hotter and hotter (don’t stir it). When the water is gone, you’ll notice there’s no more steam coming off of it but the sugar is still bubbling. It’s almost done. At the first whiff of smoke, its time to pour the cream in. Yes, fresh whipping cream directly into this sugar-lava at something like 300 degrees. It boils up, and then turns the molten sugar into this golden caramel color. Its quite rich, creamy, and very tasty!
The only downside is it does take a while to cool. But just wait like 30 minutes, then pour some on ice cream. And make sure you have plenty of ice cream on hand. 
