The Comfort Food

Do you like ice cream? Who doesn't? Ice cream has always been the choice to soothe one's troubled mind and emotions and a good tool to ease out the pain. It is a wonder what ice cream can do to you. Can you imagine the cooling yet fuzzy feeling when the soft, sweet tasting ice cream travels down your throat? You will feel good instantly.

There are so many ways to enjoy ice cream. During my younger years, having a scoop of ice cream on a wafer cone was more than enough to make my day! Does eating ice cream sandwiched between two pieces of white bread sound familiar to anyone? It can also be enjoyed with chocolate sauce and sprinkled with toasted peanuts or simply carry the container and slump yourselt in front of the telly. Armed with a metal spoon, scoop after scoop does make the movie appear better. In fact, ice cream has been the loyal listener (and ever willing friend) to many stories of break-ups and heartbreaks.

Nowadays, ice cream comes in so many forms and yes, names. You can call it McFlurry or Blizzard but it is simply ice cream to me. Be it Haagen Daaz, Baskin Robins or the one sold by the ice cream man, ice cream will remain my top comfort food. Try this simple ice cream recipe. It is my kids' favourite (and my father-in-law's too!). You won't regret it.

SIMPLE VANILLA ICE CREAM

Ingredients:
2 cups of fresh milk ( I used low-fat)
2 cups of coffeemate (this is a non-dairy creamer)
2 tbsp of sugar (you can adjust the amount)

2 tsp of vanilla essence

Method:

• In a mixer/food processor, mix all ingredients until well-mixed and frothy.
• Then, put into a metal tray/container and freeze.
• When it is half frozen, take out and mix in the mixer. Freeze again.
• Repeat step 3.
• To enjoy your ice cream, take out from the freezer and leave aside for 5 minutes for easy scooping.
• Enjoy!