Trying out my sweet thrift shop find!

Its a Waring Ice Cream Parlor II 

 How it works is to put the container in the freezer for a day before you want to make ice cream. 

One thing to note is...

When you pull it out to make your ice cream be sure and put the blade and lid on before you put your ice cream mix in. (Yes I tried putting the mix in first but it did not work so well! lol :)  But after having to start over I realized that was the reason for the hole in the top of the lid that I hand wondered why was there! haha ) Once you have it together turn it on as you are adding your mix and it will start turning the blade to make the ice cream

the link below is for one on amazon that kind of look like the one I have. But I only paid $10 for mine.

http://www.amazon.com/Waring-Electric-Cream-Frozen-Dessert/dp/B00I6SWGFU/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1400638759&sr=1-2&keywords=waring+ice+cream+maker

As you can see it works great! So now we can make vegan Ice Creams any time we want. Yay!

I used Silken Tofu, Fresh Lemon Zest and Juice, fresh Strawberries ground, Almond Milk and Sugar.

The lemon zest really gives it a fresh flavor!

Well it was our turn to bring food for a Monday night get together we have with some friends each week. and being it just happened to also be the fifth of May, I thought I better do something that would fit with Cinco De Mayo and Taco Soup seemed to fit the bill.   

So with what I already had on hand and a quick run to the store after work, it was time to get cooking

For the most part Taco soup is just a lot of dumping in and finishing off with lemon juice and some taco seasoning to taste. I used vegetarian chili, black beans, diced tomatoes and green chilies & corn, along with quinoa and a little bit of cooked sweet potato and kale that I already had cooked.

So with the soup on to simmer it was time to do the prepping for the toppings 

How Pretty! the colors are so bright and fresh!

 I thought the canning jars would make kind of a pretty way to show off the fresh colors.

When the soup is done it is time to dish up and pile on the toppings with some corn chips, sour cream and cheese added along with all the fresh veggies

Then finish it all off with a squeeze of the fresh lime over the top

Talk about a flavor burst in you month! yum!

Still having the apple pie filling that I had made from the granny smith apples. 

And the fact that I was heading to a Vegetarian Cooking Club having a Cinco De Mayo themed food night.

I wanted to take the baked apple burrito and turn in to more of a plated dessert taco wrap.

This time I used whole grain wheat tortillas and kind of having the thought in mind of elephant ears, I started by putting the wraps on the griddle pan and let them get hot, then brushed some softened vegan earth balance over them so they would be ready for the cinnamon sugar mix I made for dipping them into.

Now it was time to dip them in sugar

Dip both sides in the sugar & cinnamon mix

Adding the hot apple pie filling

for the glaze I used the silken tofu and then blended it with vanilla and sugar with fresh lemon zest and lemon juice. 

Yum, yum! I think they turned out very well! Everyone liked them at the cooking club. :)

Turned out very good for the first time ever trying them!

They tasted really good!!!!! yum yum!!!!