There is one thing that I’m loving and super excited about this month…my Valentine’s gift from the hubby. Is it a fancy diamond necklace? A giant heart-shaped box of chocolates? A fancy floral arrangement? Nope. It’s an….

Ice Cream Maker!!

The Cuisinart ICE-21 Frozen Yogurt, Ice Cream, & Sorbet Maker in this lovely turquoise color to be exact. Does he know me or what? I’ve actually been eying this little guy for over a year and it has sat in my Amazon Wishlist just begging me to cough up the cash and impulse buy it. But I stayed strong and kept waiting for the day that it would drop in price so I could snap it up. Luckily, the hubby was keeping an eye out for a deal too and when it showed up on one of those Deal a Day sites for $35 he snagged one for me. Score!

We’ve already attempted a chocolate ice cream with crushed Oreos and homemade strawberry ice cream. We’re still perfecting our ice cream craft and figuring out how to best use the machine, but be on the lookout for a ton of yummy ice cream and sorbet recipes this summer.