Cheatty ice cream, let’s face it.  I did, for a brief moment entertain the idea of getting myself an ice cream machine, but I’m pretty sure I will not. I bought one once, never used it,  it then spent a few years in the shed in Staines, before being given to Colin.

That gelato we have eaten in Lucca a couple of weeks ago blew my mind, Izzie loved it too and keeps on talking about “green ice cream”.  It was smooth, nutty, rich and fantastic. What I’ve done today was the idea carried through from mojewypieki.com that had worked before- whipped cream and condensed milk in equal amounts. Added to that was the remaining half a jar of my Sicilian pistachio paste bought in Lucca and a 2 good handfuls of chopped, roasted and SALTED pistachios. And these made it. Condensed milk is really sweet. Pistachio paste is mental sweet. But when frozen and set the sweetness subsided a bit and the salty nuts added texture and flavour the whole thing needed.  We all had a scoop after dinner. I must say it’s very rich and one couldn’t have too much of it, but it is good ice cream anyway. And will not be wasted. 🙂