Week 4: First Ever Vlog

Week 4 guys, and its my first ever video blog (going to try keep doing them but here is the first).


Enjoy

Week 3 - Ice Cream Mixing Skillz!!!

As  a follow up to the ice cream making for your delectation here are some decidedly average videos showing some mixifying.

From Method 1, Shake, Shake, Shake!!!

And From Method 2, stirring and stirring.

In future I'll try and be more organised and get some better videos shot.

Week 3 - Ice Cream

The Sun came out, so we made ICE CREAM, (well tried to). This week I was joined by #3 Dan Burnett

as well as #4 Ben Macfarlane.

 

 I found 3 recipes online, bought the ingredients and we were away!

Method 1

To make single portions of ice cream taking a lot of time effort and mixed results.

Place milk/lactofree/hazelnut milk like drink, sugar and flavouring into a small freezer bag and SEAL WELL!

 

 Put crushed ice and salt into larger bag.

Then put the sealed smaller bag inside the large bag, seal the larger bag and shake. And shake. And shake. Continue this for about 20-25 minutes occasionally massaging the smaller bag, until you get ice cream. This worked really well for the Hazelnut Milk Substitute.

Took a bit longer for the lactofree milk.

And just didn't work at all for the whole milk.

Method 2

To make batches of ice cream which theoretically are smooth and creamy but only if you have the right sorts of bowls.

Get 2 bowls, preferably both quite tall and narrow, one smaller than the other. (Ideally the smaller one should be metal).

Fill the larger bowl with ice, salt and water and put the smaller bowl inside (don't let any water get in the smaller bowl).

Put the ice cream ingredients inside the smaller bowl (in this case we used half and half lactofree and hazelnut milk, a splash of baileys, sugar and vanilla). Then use a whisk to beat constantly for half an hour - helps to work in relays.

Unfortunately I think our bowls were too shallow and the inner bowl was quite thick plastic so it didn't really work so I threw it in the freezer and followed . . .

Method 3

Make a custard mix (ice cream mix plus egg yolks plus cornflour). Put in bowl, Put bowl in freezer. Pull bowl out every 30 minutes to stir. Finished once all the ice cream has solidified.

So there we have it, how to make your own ice cream, simple option - don't. But thats not what this is all about so thanks to Dan and Ben, had a really good time.

Week 2 - Live Acoustic Gig

OK, last week hurt - a lot!!

So this week I thought I'd do something a bit more - relaxing. And so I found myself going to an acoustic gig at The Three Mariners in Lancaster to see Amy Rae and Friends.

Didn't have my camcorder with me so no sound I'm afraid but I'd highly recommend going to see them.
 

Cosy Location

The venue was brilliant, really cosy and intimate, wouldn't work for any bigger but for what it was, the acoustics were good and the small crowd really led to a relaxed atmosphere as well as an interactive atmosphere. (Also helps that everyone knew each other :p).

All in all definitely something I'll be doing more of! (and yes I know its weird that I've not been to one before).