Book Information: Spice Dreams

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Flavored Ice Creams and Other Frozen Treats

by Sara Engram, Katie Luber, Kimberly Toqe

Price: $16.99
ISBN-13: 978-0-7407-8016-5
ISBN-10: 0-7407-8016-6
Format: Hardcover
Size: 7 x 8 in.
Page Count: 112 pages

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Spice Dreams Reviews

spice dreams Spice Dreams Reviews“The recipes here are creative, bringing new flavors to an old favorite. Warm spices and cool ice creams are a combination that will please and inspire you all year round.” ––Appetite for Books http://bit.ly/b8N5kI

“Enticing our rather bored taste buds, spice revolutionists Sara Engram and Katie Luber, co-owners of the highly successful organic spice company, The Seasonal Palate, Inc., have dedicated an entire cookbook to the creamy goodness of ice cream.” ––Sacramento Book Review http://bit.ly/d9ORzZ

“Sara Engram and Katie Luber, founders of the Baltimore-based organic spice company the Seasoned Palate, share their recipes for frozen concoctions such as chile-lemongrass ice cream and mango sorbet with cumin and cinnamon in their new book,  “Spice Dreams: Flavored Ice Cream and Other Frozen Treats“” ––The Portland Press Herald http://bit.ly/azxHr9

“In the mood for Chile Orange Chocolate Sorbet? Cardamon Mint? Dark Chocolate Anise? You’ll find all that and more in “Spice Dreams: Flavored Ice Creams and Other Frozen Treats’ by Sara Engram and Katie Luber.” ––Courier Post Online http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20100818/LIFE/8180301/Here-s-the-scoop

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Sweet Dreams of Spice Cream

spice dreams Sweet Dreams of Spice CreamThe artificial ingredients in some store-bought ice creams are enough to frost even the hottest fans of cool treats, particularly in a world where everyone is seeking out fresh and natural foods. Sara Engram and Katie Luber come to the rescue with their latest cookbook, Spice Dreams: Flavored Ice Creams and Other Frozen Treats (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $16.99), combining all-natural ingredients with fresh and dried herbs and spices to create refreshing new flavors and spicy twists to everyone’s favorite treat.

In their previous cookbook, The Spice Kitchen, spice queens Sara and Katie enhanced everyday meals with herbs and spices from their two unique lines of organic spices, tsp spices and Smart Spice.  Now they are treating ice cream connoisseurs everywhere to 50 new recipes for ice creams, sorbets, sundaes, ice cream sandwiches, and other frozen treats.

Sara and Katie, with help from Nancy Meadows and Kimberly Toqe, dare aspiring “spice cream” chefs to create their own combinations, inspired by spice Dreams recipes such as Honey-Mint Ice Cream with Thyme and Basil, Chile-Orange-Chocolate Sorbet, Cardamom Snickerdoodle Cookie Ice-Cream Sandwiches, and Almond Ice Cream with Turmeric, Cardamom, and Cloves.

Spice Dreams taps into the hot new trend of adding herbs and spices to sweets and features full-color photography of these tasty treats sure to delight young and old, sweet tooths, spice fanatics, and food lovers everywhere.

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Mango Sorbet with Cumin and Cinnamon

mangocummincinnamonsorbet Mango Sorbet with Cumin and CinnamonFrom Spice Dreams: Flavored Ice Creams and Other Frozen Treats

Makes about 3 cups

This recipe for mango sorbet is a winner even without the spices. But cinnamon and cumin lend an appealingly adventurous streak to mangoes, so it’s a shame not to let the spices shine. We like the full teaspoon of each spice, but it’s fine to start with ½ teaspoon.

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
¹⁄8 teaspoon salt
½ to 1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 mangoes, peeled, pitted, and cubed
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Combine the sugar, water, and salt in a medium, heavy saucepan. Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring gently, until the sugar has completely dissolved and the syrup is clear, about 5 minutes.

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Basil Ice Cream

basilicecream Basil Ice CreamFrom Spice Dreams: Flavored Ice Creams and Other Frozen Treats

Makes about 1 ½ quarts  Basil is a versatile herb, and relatively easy to grow. In this appealing ice cream, the flavors of fresh and dried basil bring out the best in each other. This ice cream is especially good after a summer barbecue of spicy meats. It’s also delicious topped with fresh berries.

2 cups whole milk
½ cup plus ½ cup sugar
½ cup packed fresh basil leaves
2 teaspoons dried basil
¹⁄8 teaspoon salt
4 large egg yolks
2 cups whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine the milk, 1/2 cup of the sugar, the fresh basil, dried basil, and salt in a medium, heavy saucepan.  Scald the milk mixture over medium-high heat, stirring often, for 5 minutes.  Remove the pan from the heat and let steep for 1 hour.

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About Katie Luber, Sara Engram and Kimberly Toque

katie luber and sara engram About Katie Luber, Sara Engram and Kimberly ToqueSara Engram and Katie Luber founded The Seasoned Palate, Inc., based in Baltimore, MD. The Seasoned Palate, or TSP, specializes in packaging organic spices in one-teaspoon packets for convenience and freshness. The company’s TSP spices line is sold in more than 300 retail stores in the United States, Canada, and Europe, and the Smart Spice brand is sold in supermarkets throughout the United States.

Kimberly Toqe was the Assistant Test Kitchen Chef at Lawry’s before starting her own culinary consulting company, La Toqe Blanche, in 2005. She has worked as a recipe writer and developer as well as a culinary educator, teaching at the Le Cordon Bleu California School of Culinary Arts.

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