Sunday, April 29, 2012

GTTC: lemon-mint ice cream (and the 10K!)




For this week's Garden to Table Challenge, I decided to make use of the mint that is growing prolifically but obediently within its bounds in the sunken pot in the garden.  This lemon mint ice cream is made with a lemon and muddled mint syrup, which is poured into the ice cream freezer along with the lemon zest infused custard base.  It was a really different flavor with a refreshing and light creamy taste.  I love making ice cream, though mine is usually a soft serve.  You're technically supposed to let the ice cream harden for several hours after running it through the ice cream maker/freezer - which I never do.  Really now.  Who can wait?!

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If you followed my run recaps, you know I started the year off strong making a sustained, consistent effort.  Then, almost all at once, I fell fully off the wagon.  I talked my friend into doing a race with me in December but I backed out at the last minute.  I would have backed out of this too, but I really couldn't do this to my friend, especially after talking her into doing it (and the other one!) in the first place!  The 10K race was today and I accomplished my goal of 1) finishing the race, 2) finishing on the road as opposed to the sidewalk where they make you move if you're going too slow, 3) not getting picked up by the straggler van, and 4) not being one of the 10 slowest people.  In other words, I was just trying not to humiliate myself.  I was not only not one of the 10 slowest, but when I finished, there was still a sea of people behind me!  I've been refreshing the results page of the race site and the times are still not posted.  But as one of the many inspiring t-shirt messages I ran behind said, "Finishing is Winning"!



Edited to add:  not that there's anything wrong with being one of the last 10...

10 comments:

  1. Congratulations on the run - I've recently taken up running, I usually swim but wanted to vary things a bit, and despite having reasonable base fitness I'm finding it really hard. 10K is a really long way. Good for you! Loving the icecream - I suspect I'd make the syrup and then decide to use that as cordial though. I love lemon and mint drinks.

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  2. A big congratulations to you.:)

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  3. I need to get an ice cream maker! I've did a 10K once before and felt like I was dying the last mile. I like the atmosphere of races though. Good job on competing the race! Its a huge accomplishment.

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  4. I was actually EARLY with my Monday recipe yesterday using nettles, so my link is on last week's post. I got some good ideas from the others who participated. Now if only I could follow your shining example into running, I might work off some of those extra calories. Hah! Fat chance!

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  5. Lemon and mint... very uplifting :-D And a good treat for finishing the race congrats!! Btw, that message 'finishing is winning' is a good one :-D

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  6. Congratulations on finishing the run! I suspect they would have moved me over to the sidewalk after about the first 1/4 mile. :)

    That ice cream sounds awesome! Lemon and mint...yum!

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  7. Wendy, I must tell you I'm quite in awe because you have achieved 2 things I have never managed to achieve in my whole life and am pretty sure I never will. One is making your own ice cream (that lemon-mint flavour looks amazing) and two is running and finishing a marathon. Congrats.

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  8. Congrats on the race! I'm not sure if I could walk 10K. ;-)

    We had an interesting gelato recently with strawberries and pink peppercorns. Sounds strange I know, but we really liked it. The lemon/mint sounds great too. Maybe I should suggest lemon/mint at the gelato shop so I can get somebody to make it for me.

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  9. Sorry I'm late to the GTTC this week. Hooray on your 10K!! You should be so proud!!

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  10. Congratulation Wendy! That is a big achievement. I should be more active running again next year after I deliver the baby first.

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