Little Known Fact...Cuisinart = Dutch For Delicious!

Okay, okay. I know Cuisinart is not Dutch for delicious. I've studied Danish and German and I know a few Dutch words.

Cuisinart is not one of them.

Last week we were given a wonderful gift--the gift of quick and easy-making ice cream, yogurt, and sorbet. Sure, we've had ice cream makers in the past, and I believe I once participated in using a hand-cranked ice cream making machine. Glad technology has pretty much eliminated those relics of the past.

We still have an ice cream maker that requires ice and salt. It's buried in the pantry, and it works, but it's a pain--not as much a pain as the hand-cranked model, but...well, you know what I mean.

Back when my wife and I got married, one of our wedding gifts was an ice cream maker. It was small, but it worked great. Instead of using ice and salt, you freeze a canister then add the ice cream ingredients into the canister while the maker churns it.

Looks like Cuisinart has improved the process. The maker included two canisters instead of one, and the canisters are bigger. You can keep one frozen in the fridge while making delicious sweet frozen treats in the other. And, we can make slushies. We've successfully made limeade slushies and lemonade slushies--we even tried Coca Cola slushies (they were not as good as the citrus ones...).

Yes, we've already used this thing a lot in the short time we've acquired it (thanks Carol for the fantastic gift!), and we don't plan on slowing down anytime soon. After all, is there a better time to make homemade desserts than when it's over 100 degrees outside?

Exactly!