Ice cream is...

Much better when homemade.
Perfect when covered in freshly picked blueberries.
Addictive to three year old girls.
Kind of fun to make.
A bit more messy to eat with ones fingers instead of a spoon.
Going to be the bane of my diet.
The most exciting thing to make on a Wednesday evening.

Yep. I finally gave in a bought an ice cream maker. It's electric and easy and fun and really, really exciting to watch according to A-chan. Ice cream is her current favorite dessert (mochi still trumps but ice cream is better in 90 degree weather) and to A-chan the advent of the ice cream maker is just about like winning the lottery would be for most adults. She really did stand there and watch for the entire 25 minutes until it was finished. I don't think she stopped giggling the whole time. We ate the first batch this evening after dinner with our friend, S. A-chan distributed the fresh blueberries among the bowls of vanilla ice cream herself. I think that I have created a monster.