The Easiest, Creamiest Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Doesn’t Even Need Eggs


At birthday parties when I was growing up, there was frequently a bag of the vanilla and chocolate mini Blue Bell ice cream cups being passed out for dessert. I would always ask for a mini chocolate one and would be distraught if there weren’t any left. The horror at the thought of having to settle for vanilla!As I’ve grown up, though, I have come to appreciate a good vanilla ice cream. I used to view it as boring and basic. Now, I view it as understated perfection.
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I’ll Never Shuck Corn Again After Learning an Ingenious Trick That Takes Seconds


Shucking ears of corn for a summertime dinner was always a task designated to me and my brother. As my mom prepped the other dishes, my brother and I sat at the kitchen island shucking the husk and fibrous silk strands off of our cobs and into a plastic grocery bag beneath us. It caused a mess and it took forever. And I just found out that all of that work was for nothing (even if it did create some fond memories).
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