Caramel Frappuccino Bombe

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Ya'll know I'm a big fan of Ina Garten, but I have to reserve her recipes for a special occasion!  Since she always calls for "good" (ie the best money can buy) ingredients, I wanted to wait and use the really good stuff! I was able to catch Haagen Dazs on sale this week for $2.99 a pint. It was perfect timing to make Ina's bombe for a Valentine's Day dessert. I switched mine up from her fruit flavors to a "caramel frappuccino" flavor I knew my whole family would love. Here are Ina's instructions (wiith my flavors!)

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Ingredients

• 2 Pints Coffee Ice Cream, softened
• 1 1/2 Pints Dulce De Leche Ice Cream, softened
• 1 Pint Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, softened

Freeze an 8-inch bowl. When it's cold, place the coffee ice cream in the bowl and press it against the sides of the bowl. If you have a 6 1/2-inch bowl the same shape as the 8-inch bowl (such as from a set of nesting bowls), cover it with plastic wrap and press it into the ice cream to make the layer even. Freeze the ice cream for 30 minutes or until firm. Remove the 6 1/2-inch bowl.

Spread an even layer of softened dulce de leche on top of the coffee ice cream (a 4 1/2-inch nesting bowl wrapped in plastic wrap helps with this) and freeze for another 30 minutes or until firm. Remove the 4 1/2 inch bowl. Finally, spoon in enough softened vanilla bean ice cream to fill the empty space. Freeze until hard.

To unmold, dip the bowl up to the rim in warm water. Run a knife around the edge to loosen the bombe and unmold upside down onto a flat plate. You may need to run a flexible metal spatula along the edge of the bombe to release it. Freeze until ready to serve. Drizzle with caramel sauce. Serve in wedges with freshly whipped cream.

Yield: 1 1/2 quarts; 6 servings

Here is a picture of Ina's in case you were wondering what it looks like on the inside! Mine started melting too quickly for a good photo!



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Valentine's Peanut Butter Blossoms

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I saw this on Pinterest awhile back, and I had to try it for my peanut butter lovin' middle daughter's Valentine's Day party tomorrow. I used Betty Crocker's PB cookie mix and subbed homemade cinnamon pumpkin applesauce for oil. I followed the directions on the mix for Peanut Butter Blossoms and swapped out a Dove heart for the usual Hershey's kiss. I'm very happy with how they turned out! So delicious, and no one would ever guess that they aren't from scratch. My daughter is going to have some very happy classmates!

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1st Birthday and Valentine's Day Meal Plan

After returning from our trip to Denver, my last two days have been a major organizational failure. I got to the grocery store last night with two "events" to plan for and no list. Definitely a less than ideal situation! For this week, I allowed $50 from our normal grocery budget and $50 from our gift/holiday budget. So far, I've spent $75 exactly, but I forgot a few things. I'll probably pick up a few quick dinner items as well with the remainder of the budget!

I don't have much of a meal plan for the week. We'll be winging it aside from the special meals I have planned. Tomorrow night, we'll be having tortellini soup, salad and garlic bread at my son's first birthday party.. I'm making tortellini soup for 11 adults and 7 kids. Hopefully a triple batch will be enough! I'm also bringing baby mans birthday cake. I actually have a $5 off coupon for a store bought cake, so that is exciting! On Monday, we'll be celebrating Valentine's Day as a family. I'm trying a new recipe for a pork roast with dried fruit and fresh herbs and green rice casserole. I've never cooked pork loin before, so that will be a first! I'm also making Valentine's Day cookies and a Caramel Macchiato ice cream bombe. Stay tuned for those recipes (as long as everything turns out!)

We're also making Valentine's Day Peanut Butter Blossoms and Bananas 'n Cream bread for some sweet treats!

For more meal plans see www.orgjunkie.com.

When planning ahead kicks you in the rear....

You may remember that I mentioned we are going to Denver for my aunt's memorial service tomorrow. As a result, I spent our $50 on a few easy meals since I was really busy packing (and now unpacking and repacking,) preschool snacks (Newton Thins and apple juice) and road trip snacks. We were supposed to leave this morning, but we didn't feel the conditions were safe. Our road trip is now a flying trip, which renders most of our road trip snacks useless! Now I wish we had our grocery money and $60 in a full tank of gas in our car as travel money! For better or for worse, I think this is the first time planning ahead has really kicked me in the rear!

See ya'll next week!