Orange Ice - Cream

Are you an ice cream lover? Looking for an orange ice cream recipe? Here's a simple, easy, and delicious one! Making ice cream without an ice cream maker is not difficult. It just takes longer.

2 cups heavy whipping cream

2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
1 cup sugar (or more if you'd like!)
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp orange zest (if you want - gives the ice cream a classy look and taste)
1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, stirring until mixed and sugar is dissolved. Pour the ice cream mixture to your ice cream maker and mix according to the manufacturer's instructions.If you don't have ice cream maker, use hand mixer and mix. This can take anything from 30 minutes upwards. That's it freeze and enjoy your tasty treat!

Orange Ice Cream!

2 puodeliai grietineles

2 puodeliai svieziai isspaustu apelsinu sulciu

1 puodelis cukraus

1 arbatinis saukstelis citrinos sulciu

1 arbatinis saukstelis tarkuotos apelsinu zieveles

1 arbatinis saukstelis vaniles ekstrakto

Visus ingridientus sudekite i inda ir maisykite kol istirps cukrus. Tuomet, viska supilkite i ledu gaminimo masina, jei jos neturite - ne beda. Galima naudoti paprasta, rankini mikseri. Tai uztruks ilgiau, bet rezultatas toks pat. Plakite apie 30 minuciu ar ilgiau, kol mase taps grietines tirstumo. Visa mase dekite i saldymo kamera ir palaukite kol ledai susals.Skanaus!

Lemon Curd

Lemon curd – I could eat it by the spoonful. This lemon curd is thick as soft butter and has a, tangy lemon taste.

Making curd is not too difficult, but you have to watch it closely.  Heat the eggs too much or too quickly and you will have lemony scrambled eggs. So, don't rush and take your time. Recipe adapted from:  sugary & buttery.

1/2 cup lemon juice

1 tablespoon of lemon zest

1 cup powdered sugar

8 egg yolks

8 tablespoons of butter 

Add 2 inches of water to the bottom of a double broiler. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium.

In the top pot of the double broiler add egg yolks and sugar and whisk for 1 minute. Combine 1/3 cup of lemon juice and zest to egg yolk mixture and whisk till smooth.

Continue whisking mixture over the simmering water for 8-15 minutes. The longer you ‘cook’ the egg mixture, the thicker it will be. I cooked mine for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter 1 piece at a time. Pour into a clean jar and cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface.Will keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.

Try your best not to eat it all in once!

A thick, tangy lemon curd spread perfect for scones, cakes, cup - cakes, tarts, macarons and other desserts.

Ginger Tea - Imbierinė Arbata

This is one of my favorite drinks, other than coffee or tea,  to drink  during the winter season. You can buy ginger tea in packets, but it's better to make your own with fresh ginger. You can find this tea in any Chinese store, but it's pricy. It's easy to make, so why buy it.

Ginger Tea

1/2 cup of ginger root
1 cup of honey
1 cup of lemon peel
juice of one lemon

Grate or thinly slice ginger root (no need to peel) and lemon peel. Add honey, lemon juice and mix. 

Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1 Tbsp. ginger - lemon tea mixture and let it steep for a few minutes. Stir to dissolve honey, taste, and add more honey if you like. If it's too gingery, use less tea mixture.

It's a perfect gift idea for Christmas, but make sure you keep a jar for yourself too!

Tai mano vienas mėgstamiausių gėrimų (neskaitant kavos ir arbatos) žiemos metu. Visada galima nusipirkti imbierinės arbatos pokeliuose, bet geriau pasigaminti pačiam.

Imbierinė Arbata

0,5 puodelio imbiero šaknies

1 puodelis cirtinos žievelių

1 puodelis medaus

1 citrinos sulčių

Imbiero šaknį ir citrinos žieveles sutarkuojam arba plonai suojaustome. Dedame medų, citrinos sultis ir viską išmaišom.

Vienam puodeliui verdančio vandens dedam 1 arbatinį šaukštelį šio mišinio, gerai išmaišom, kad ištirptų medus  ir leidžiame pastovėti kelias minutes. Jei arbata per daug aitri, naudokite mažiau mišinio.

Tai puiki rankų darbo dovana Kalėdoms, tik neužmirškite vieno indėlio pasilikti sau!