Food Time! Sweet Summer Fro-Yo

So it's obviously been a long while since I posted a recipe or anything. But I recently acquired a new piece of kitchen gadgetry that is changing my life; my 2 Quart Cuisinart Pure Indulgence Ice Cream Maker. The obsession all started at work a few weeks ago. The lovely ladies of Shoofly decided to make ice cream pies for the summer and my boss Kimmy got an ice cream maker for the shop. Well, being the curious person I am, I just had to try my hand at making my own concoctions. My first attempt was a very unpopular (except for me, I loved it) Green Pea and Mint ice cream. The came the Earl Grey ice cream. Then I was hooked. I simply had to have my own maker at home. I got it last week and I have made to creations, a Brown Butter custard and Grapefruit Frozen Yogurt. So I figured I'd share my fro-yo recipe with ya'll so you can make your own!

Low-Fat Grapefruit Frozen Yogurt

Makes about 1 quart

3 cups good quality strained or greek-style yogurt (whole fat is better but you can use low fat as I did)

2/3 to 1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla (optional)

1- Mix together all ingredients in a bowl until sugar has di

ssolved completely. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for 1 hour.

2- Churn according to your ice cream makers instructions.

3- Enjoy with fresh diced fruit on a sunny, hot (or in my case, not so hot) day!

Food Time!

I really wanted to try something new for dinner the other night, so I decided on RIBS! YUM! I found a great Alton Brown recipe that seemed good but I wanted to try something a little more spicy. So I changed the recipe a little and came up with this! Try it, you'll like it.

Sam's SPICY Baby Back Ribs

1 rack of baby back pork ribs

Dry Rub:

3 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp 5 spice powder

1/4 tsp cayenne

1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper

Braising Liquid:

1/2 cup white wine

2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

2 tbsp Worcestershire

1 tbsp honey

1 clove garlic, whole and crushed

Place meat on heavy duty tin foil large enough to wrap completely around the rack.

Combine all dry rub ingredients. Rub each side of the meat with rub (you may not have to use all the rub but you can save for another time.) Place meat with foil packet loosely wrapped on a large sheet tray and refrigerate for at least one hour.

Pre-heat oven to 250 degrees and move rack to middle of oven. Combine all braising liquids and heat in microwave for 1 minute. Mix completely.

Add braising liquid to the foil packet, making sure to surround meat with all the liquid. Braise in the oven for 2.5 hours.

Transfer the braising liquid to a medium saucepan and simmer over medium heat to reduce by half. With brush, glaze the ribs with about half the amount of glaze. Place under broiler for a few minutes until caramelized. Cut the ribs and toss with remaining glaze.

Serve with beans and potato salad and pretend you are picnicing in the good ol' summertime!