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Gianduja Gelato – A ticket to Hazelnut Heaven

I couldn’t help but eat half of this gelato before it even had a chance to freeze and went to heaven. The hazelnut heaven.

What makes you choose a recipe to try the first time you open a cookbook? An enticing photo? A favorite ingredient used in the recipe? Raves you read on food blogs?

All of the above? For me, it is sometimes the technique that is used. I’m all ears when there is an extraction of flavorful juices. 5 minutes after I read Dorie rubbing the warmed-up sugar with lemon zest in one of her recipes, I was zesting oranges. The result was Orange Grove Cookies.

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Another Sunday at the Mansion

Yes, we never get bored of The Mansion. But you know that already. How can you with a sweet creature like this?

The highlight of the day was the peach ice cream from David’s new book The Perfect Scoop. I bought the book almost a month ago and finally got around to trying recipes after weeks of salivating. Numerous blogs have praised it and I am not going to say anything different.

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Campari Orange Sorbet

Laura of Eat Drink Live is hosting this month’s HHDD and she picked the best summer theme possible: Sorbet!

I rarely drink alcohol. And when I do, I drink Campari and Campari only. If I feel thirsty, I drink it mixed with mineral water (which also help release the flavors). If I feel festive, I prefer it with orange juice. And if it is a rather chilly day, nothing warms me up more than a Campari straight up.

For quite a long time, I have been thinking about how it would taste in a sorbet. I am glad I tried. Campari Orange Sorbet is as good as the drink itself – if not better. I topped it with candied orange peel and served on a hot summer night.

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