Jolene's Recipe Journal

This Homemade Vanilla Superfudge Chunk Ice Cream is adapted from the original Ben & Jerry's recipe book. A sweet cream vanilla ice cream base is loaded with chunks of homemade brownies for a rich frozen dessert with plenty of chocolate in every bite. July is #NationalIceCreamMonth and I'm getting together with some foodie friends for an ice cream social so grab a spoon and dig in to all the awesome recipes we're sharing today! I had a really hard time choosing my recipe for this event because I've got so many good ones saved to try. I bought all the ingredients for this Vanilla Superfudge Brownie and I set out to make it only to find out my oven was broken. I pivoted as quickly as I could and made the brownies on our Weber propane grill. The edges got a little more done than I'd like but once I trimmed them they were perfect. I had to hide the pan so that we didn't eat them all before I got the ice cream made! The ice cream base is super simple to make.  It...

We recently purchased a smoker and it's been real fun learning to use it.  We were doing some 3-2-1 St. Louis ribs over the weekend and I thought some cornbread and baked beans would be the perfect sides. 

I've been wanting to try these Lemon Crumb Muffins from Taste of Home for quite a while but they kept getting bumped for whatever reason. I ended up with some extra lemons from another recipe so I finally gave them a try for this month's Muffin Monday.