Sugar teeth..

This morning i awoke is a some what nostalgic, yet goofy mood. One of those days where nothing would upset you. On the ride in to work i started thinking , or should i say obsessing about either whole milk ice cream, or milk chocolate ice cream.. no super fancy forward thinking (although in the back of my mind hydrocollid infested brain waves scatter for the methods of perfection) .. Ice cream lead to "what to put on it, or put IT on!"... Now , a very simple dessert that I'm planning on using in the upcoming future features a marvelous interpretation of a "BLONDIE' .. so there you have it. I was thinking ice cream and had brownies on the back burner..the ice cream tasted like a cold glass of milk..the brownie served warm was moist , decadent,with the most familiar and unfamiliar taste I've experienced for some time. The streak is bitter chocolate ganache and a little sprig of mint to counter.

milk ice cream:

1 vanilla pod

1qt raw or whole milk

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup heavy cream

1 pinch salt

in medium sauce pan put cream, milk,and vanilla pod that has been split and scraped over a medium low heat

add sugar and pinch of salt and stir until the sugar is dissolved and the scent of fresh vanilla has bloomed into the mix, take off the stove and transfer to a bowl or container until cool..when the mix is cool remove vanilla pod and pour mixture into a counter top 4qt ice cream maker and let churn for 20 minutes. remove the the semi soft mixture and place in a container with a airtight seal . allow it to freeze at least 2 hours before you serve it...

milk chocolate /macadamia brownies:

10 oz. milk chocolate plus 4 oz. more

1 3/4 cup a.p. flour

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 pinch salt

1 vanilla pod or one teaspoon of van.extract

1 tbsp. all natural peanut butter

3/4 cup unsalted butter

4 whole eggs plus 1 egg white

1 cup toasted macadamia nuts

Pre heat your oven to 350 .Put the chocolate ,butter ,peanut butter, and vanilla in a non reactive bowl over a pot of boiling water. mix ever couple minutes until melted and fully Incorporated remove from the heat , remove vanilla , and let cool. put macadamia nuts on a baking sheet and put in the oven for about 10 minutes. Take chilled chocolate mix and whisk in sugar, salt , add eggs one at a time until smooth ,then with a spatula gently fold in flour until fully incorporated.take the batter and pour it into a well greased baking pan put the nuts on top pushing the down a bit into the batter stud the batter with bite size chunks of milk chocolate and put in the oven for 30 minutes or until you can put a tooth pick in and pull it out with no residue. enjoy.