My Grown Up Vanilla Ice Cream ( with honey balsamic vinegar and candied nuts)

        TGIF! Weekend is coming, are you as excited as I am? Time to mingle with friends and have a good time. Yes!!! but at what cost? I’m not a cheapskate but yes, the habit of eating out; splurging money on the tab can put your future into jeopardy!  Especially for young couple like us or (you too) who does not have the luxury of the parent’s basement room, combined with mortgages, bills, etc,etc, and gazillion other things on the list, weekend could be an evil evil thing! How are we going to buy a piece of land for nesting, how are we going to survive the weekdays before the next pay check?

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          Well you are entitled to have fun: maybe you should just let go of the old way of unconscious money splurging while sitting down chatting with your pal and move the chat somewhere nicer where you don’t have to pay the bucks. Really! I am talking about the afternoon picnic at the park ( if you insist you need to get out from the house) or if you love your house that much, invite your friend for a classic movie night with a bowl of ice cream  and pop corn and what not! Depending on your willingness to entertain and experiment, you could actually go very elaborate and crazy, however you want it! I am having so much fun thinking about it already!

        So today I thought I would share with you a very easy dessert recipe that you could put together in minutes while hanging out at home or in the park.

My Grown Up Vanilla Ice Cream with Honey Balsamic Vinegar

        I call it My Grown Up Vanilla Ice Cream a! Ice cream never goes wrong: my husband approved this dessert although he was reluctant at first because of the grown up ingredients in the ice cream.

 

       The secret ingredient is Balsamic Vinegar with Honey! By now you should understand how much i love this two; they make the best pairing taste!

So what you need:

A tub of vanilla ice cream, honey, balsamic vinegar, strawberries, and some caramelized almonds/nuts. You could stop at the third ingredients but strawberries and caramelized almond just make it perfect ( see recipe for caramelized almond here) or you could use any candied nuts to substitute.

 

      Putting it all together:                        

So put enough vanilla ice cream to your bowl. If you decide to go with strawberries and caramelized almond, put them before you drizzle honey and the balsamic vinegar ((in 1:2 ratio). Easy and charming right?Your guest would be very happy, plus your wallet too:p.

Passion + Patience *Gastrobutterfly* A food to your soul.