Chonky Boys: The Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches that Scream Summer!

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Featuring my thick and nuggy Chonky Boy Chocolate Chip Cookies, these ice cream sandwiches are the stuff that summer dreams are made of.  If you've ever had the Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich at Disneyland , you are going to LOVE these!  These big and bold chocolate chip cookies are based on a recipe from my culinary school studies at Auguste Escoffier, but with a few modifications to give them that Jennuine touch.  They make the perfectas book for a fat slice of real vanilla bean ice cream.  And those mini chips?  You just gotta have that extra cronch! Thank goodness this recipe only makes 8 sandwiches, otherwise I would be eating them for breakfast lunch and dinner.  This way, my big family can help save me from my inner child diet-saboteur.   Print With Image Without Image Chonky Boy Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches Yield: 8 Author: Jenn Erickson Loaded with chocolate chips and buttery, brown-sugary vanilla flavor, these mall-sized cookies form a perfect partnership with a

Chilled Cucumber Soup -- A refreshing summer recipe


I have had the great pleasure of spending the past week with my sister-in-law, who in addition to being a wonderful friend and amazing mother to my niece and nephew, is one of the most talented chefs I have ever known.  Every meal is a five-star experience.  This was no truer the case than with the chilled cucumber soup that she whipped up for lunch yesterday.


The temperature here in Northern California has hovered between 108 and 112, so the cool, delicate soup was the answer to our lunchtime prayers.  It was so amazing that I risked annoying my family by snapping a pic on Instagram; and then the recipe requests started rolling in. Blogging about my meals while on vacation wasn't part of my original plan, but after waking this morning from a dream in which the soup played a starring role, I decided that it was a recipe that simply had to be shared (especially with record heat waves all over the country). So, here, compliments of my beautiful sister-in-law, is her recipe for that ambrosial elixir and relief from the summer heat:



Chilled Cucumber Soup

by Natalie Gingerich 

Active Time:  15 minutes
Yield:  4-5 servings

  • 4 cloves garlic,
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 cups plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 3 large regular cucumbers (peeled, seeded and chopped)
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 doughnut peach (optional, but adds just a touch of sweetness without adding peach flavor) 
  • Handful each of chopped fresh parsley, mint and dill
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Step 1:  In a blender, puree the garlic, lemon juice, Greek yogurt, olive oil, cucumbers, water and peach.  If you have a smaller blender, you may want to work in 2 batches.

Step 2:  Add herbs, then pulse just a moment more.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

Step 3:  Chill for several hours until cold.  

My SIL topped each bowl of chilled soup with a dollop of Greek yogurt, a sprinkling of the finely chopped herbs, and a drizzle of lemon olive oil.


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