Could You Use it In a Sentence?

I am a total geek. I have had Mirriam-Webster's Word of the Day delivered to me via email for years. Amazingly, it still doesn't seem to curtail my use of the F-word. Todays word is onomastics. When I am I going to use this, and if I do, who will understand what I am saying?

I will say that one good thing has come out of this, besides tickling my big brain on a daily basis. When I went on my first date with Mike, without thinking, I called him a palooka. He said, "Now, we're going to use boxing terms from the 20's?" I wanted to rip his clothes off right then and there.



So, yesterday was National Ice Cream Day. We were considering heading out to one of the local celebrations, but I went to church with Carolyn in the morning. So, we decided to make homemade ice cream instead of packing up the kids. Homemade is the best, anyway. We made it sugar-free for our neighbors, and I have to say I am the bomb! Of course, I omitted the water and beat the hell out of it, until my mixer was panting. A little extra beating makes everything special!

French Vanilla Ice Cream

This is a very simple recipe and extremely quick to prepare! You can vary the amount of vanilla that you use and also use all cream instead of the cream/water mixture I have used here. I find the water just breaks up the richness a little.

Ingredients:3 medium pasteurized eggs
5 tablespoons Splenda
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:Using a medium sized bowl, whisk the eggs until they are light and fluffy (using an electric whisk saves time here). Whisk in the Splenda, one tablespoon at a time and then whisk until the mixture is light and fluffy again. Add the remaining ingredients and whisk on a high setting until fully blended.

Scrape the mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze as usual. Serves 6.
Per serving: 3.85g carbs; 0g fiber; 4.75g protein; 32g fat; 215mg cholesterol; 61mg sodium; 315 calories