October 12 is the feast day of Our Lady of the Pillar.
You can read more of this Marian apparition at St Maximilian Kolbe...the blog of the Militia of the Immaculata of Australia.
Our Lady appeared to St James the Apostle when he was in despair over few converts to Christianity. And his faithfulness in building a shrine in her honour was rewarded with the growth of Christianity in Spain.
A perfect day to remember St James with this dessert...Coupe St. Jaques. Literally, an ice cream cup for St James.
Fill parfait glasses with two or three different types of fruit, top with ice cream , pour over liqueur and syrup, and then top with whipped cream.
And say the litany of Our Lady!
If you want to make your own ice cream, here is a very simple recipe..and one that has never failed me.
Start with two cups whipping cream and one tin of sweetened condensed milk. Whip the cream to the stiff peaks stage. Add flavourings or add-ins to the condensed milk. Stir the condensed milk into the cream. Put in a covered container and freeze. I usually freeze overnight.
Simple and luscious.
Add-ins and flavourings? Chocolate chips, Nutella, nuts, peanut butter, coffee, vanilla, mashed banana or strawberries, dried fruit, glade cherries.....you name it!
Leonie, yesterday we bought an ice-cream maker!! I can try out your recipe. Sophie has been poring through ice-cream cookbooks for the past few days and asked if we could get an ice-cream maker. We looked in so many shops before we found one. We must have the only one that was for sale in the whole of the Southern Highlands!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I've never used an ice cream maker!!! Have fun.
ReplyDeleteYou make your ice-cream by hand, Leonie? I'm impressed. We are going to do it the easy way
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