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Here's an easy summer entertaining idea - host an ice cream party! We've got tons of toppings and sauces to make it extra special.
Entertaining doesn't have to be complicated! A super fun and super simple idea is to host an ice cream party. You can keep it really easy and buy your favorite ice cream. Make a few toppings and sauces and that's it!
We've also included some delicious and easy recipes that pair perfectly with ice cream. There are several dessert sauces, candied nuts, and crisp shortbread. So invite some neighbors and friends over and enjoy an easy summer ice cream party!
Although it tastes like the decadently delicious, old-fashioned kind, this Microwave Caramel Sauce is amazingly easy and involves less than 5 minutes of hands-on time!
Like the name says, this stuff is seriously the Best Ever Hot Fudge Sauce. What it doesn't say is that it's so easy you'll hardly believe it!
Delicious, unique and super-versatile, this Limoncello Syrup is fabulous drizzled on fresh fruit, yogurt, ice cream and fruit desserts.
Just a fancy name for a delicious, super versatile raspberry sauce, this Ridiculously Easy Raspberry Coulis pairs fabulously with chocolate, lemon and a zillion other desserts! Along with being ridiculously easy, it's also ridiculously delicious!
A fabulous, silky smooth sauce with the delicious flavors of butter and brown sugar, this Ridiculously Easy Butterscotch Sauce is wonderful drizzled on ice cream, tarts, pies and so much more!
Crisp, buttery and super delish, these Mexican Cinnamon Sugar Shortbread Cookies are fabulous for snacking or dessert. they also pair wonderfully with ice cream or flan and come together with just one bowl and no mixer!
This one-bowl, no-mixer, Ridiculously Easy Brown Sugar Shortbread takes minutes to put together. The dough is pressed into a pan so there's no scooping, rolling or cutting. Oh yes - and all the taste-testers say it's ridiculously delicious!
There are so many ways to use these crazy delicious, super Easy Candied Pecans... a crunchy cocktail nibble, fabulous salad topping, an awesome hostess gift, gourmet ice cream and dessert topping... And there's a video to demonstrate just how easy they are!
These Maple Molasses Glazed Pecans are super delicious and fabulous as a snack or cocktail nibble, on salads, yogurt, ice cream, desserts ... and they make a wonderful gift too!
This fabulous Sea-Salted Quinoa Pecan Brittle is wonderful as a snack, dessert, with yogurt and fruit, crumbled on ice cream, salads or oatmeal. It's shatteringly crisp, uniquely delicious and takes MINUTES of hands-on time!
Once you try this fabulous, No-Fail, Super Easy Strawberry Freezer Jam, you'll be spoiled for life. I call it "springtime in a jar"! It's like a little dollop of heaven on toast, biscuits, scones, ice cream, yogurt...
With minimal hands-on time and a few simple ingredients, this easy Peach Freezer Jam will be a delicious taste of summer all year long! We've got all your questions covered for this no-fail recipe!
Thought for the  day:
But as for me, the nearness of God is my good.
    I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge;
 That I might tell of all His works.
Psalm 73:28
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The following is a copy of how your post appears in my Blogger: Reading List. However when I try to read the rest of your greeting and info about your trips, etc. it is not on the post or anywhere else on your site that I can find. I am interested in reading all of the intro/greeting in addition to your amazing recipes. Where can I find the rest of this intriguing intro and all others that only partially appear? Part of the fun of following blogs is the insight into the persons posting. I've wanted to ask about this for a very long time, today is the day! Thanks!
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Delicious Recipes for a Summer Ice Cream Party!
🇫🇷 Bonjour! 🇫🇷 If you haven't been following The Café recently, Scott and I are currently enjoying 3 weeks in France, studying French cuisine and getting lots of fabulous recipe inspiration. We happened to hit a major heat wave with temperatures soaring into the 90s and predictions for over 100˚F coming up. Yikes! There's no air conditioning in our Airbnb but we've managed to stay comfortably cool. Our little apartment is located in a multi-story, historic, stone building overlooking the River Rhone (pictured below). The interior of the building stays fairly cool as we've le... read more
Hi Bev, the post you've copied above is meant for our email readers. If you'd like to receive the whole intro, just sign up for our emails. There's a black bar at the top of every post that gives you the option to sign up. Hope that helps!
Where are you staying in France? I live in Aveyron (departement 12). Very beautiful region. If you're nearby and like to say 'Hi' you're very welcome to come to see us for tea. We have a lovely garde!
That is SO sweet, Janet. I wish we had more time but we will only be in Lyon and then a week with our family near Chamonix. Maybe next year!
Hello, love your recipes and it's true, they do impress my friends. One small problem is I live in France and many of your ingredients are not available here but I try to substitue. However can't find a substitute for corn syrup. Can you suggest one please?
Hi Janet, I am so sorry that the ingredients are not available to you in France. I try to include ingredients in my recipes that are fairly easily accessible but sometimes I fail when it comes to other countries. Regarding the corn syrup, I usually only use that to prevent crystallization. You can substitute a squeeze of fresh lemon juice instead of corn syrup to achieve the same results.
You know -- I don't respond very often to sites but I have to say you two are quite the team and you have a beautiful website and wonderful recipes. Thank you for sharing and for all the work and effort you put in to your site. Photography is grand. From someone in Cheyenne Wy
Thank you for the kind comment, Linda! I'm so glad you're enjoying the site.