Tutti Fruity Ice Cream

My good friend Natasha shared this homemade ice cream recipe with me!  It has become one of my favorites!  It's super fruity and delicious!  The tang from the fresh orange and lemon juices mixed with the strawberries and bananas are so refreshing!  My kids love preparing it with me, squeezing the juice from the lemons and oranges!  It's an all around great dessert for a summer day... actually any day!

3 oranges, juiced
2 lemons, juiced
2 bananas, mashed
1 banana, cubed
2 cups strawberries, diced
2 cups sugar
1 quart half and half
Ice
Ice Cream Salt

Pour into ice cream maker and freeze, using ice and ice cream salt.  (Refer to your ice cream maker owners guide for specific instructions.)  Makes about 1 gallon.

The ice cream is a little soft.  If you like it hard like in the picture above, freeze it in the freezer after you've frozen it in the ice cream maker.

Note:  If you don't like chunks in your ice cream you can mash all 3 bananas, and puree the strawberries instead of dice them.

Bacon Pineapple Chicken Kabobs

Okay so these might be my new favorite thing EVER!  These kabobs are so tasty!  The sauce rounds out the flavors and creates a taste out of this world!  I got the recipe from tablespoon.com and just made sure I used GF soy sauce instead of regular soy sauce.  You can see their recipe here.   Everything else is naturally gluten free!

I need to apologize in advance for not having a great picture.    I totally spaced it when my son and I were making them!  When I make them again I'll take a better one, and update it.  The recipe was too good to wait to blog!  Also, here's a shout out to my son for grilling tonight!

2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
1 large pineapple, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
2 red peppers, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
1 large onion, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
12 strips of thick bacon

Sauce:
1 1/2 cups (12 fl ounces) pineapple juice
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons Tamari sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt

Thread skewers starting with the bacon.  Put chicken, pineapple, red pepper and onion and repeat once more.  Wrap the bacon around them.  Put on another piece of bacon and thread on the 8 items again.  Wrap the bacon around it, and thread bacon back on skewer.  Make 6 of these.

Preheat grill to medium high.  While grill is preheating, make the sauce.  Prepare the sauce by combining all the sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan.  Whisk together.  Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes.  Set aside until ready to use.

Grill kabobs for 10-15 minutes, turning a couple of times, until done.

Slather with hot Hawaiian sauce and serve immediately.