this past weekend we ate lots of peaches. they were little spheres of pure sweetness!! there is just nothing like biting into a big, sweet, juicy peach on a HOT summer day.

we picked up two baskets of these babies.

although these peaches are yum-O on their own, you all know there is just nothing better than homemade peach ice cream.

:: here is the recipe ::

my grandma’s homemade peach ICE CREAM

6 eggs

1 can condensed sweetened milk

3 cups sugar

1-1/2 t. vanilla

-Blend the above ingredients in a blender until throughly combined. Whisk in 1 large can of evaporated milk. Stir in 7-8 mashed fresh peaches.

-Put the mixture in electric ice cream maker. Fill with whole milk until it reaches the “fill line”. Let it do its thing for per the instructions included with the machine. And finally ENJOY!!

Oh and better yet…

if you live in Auburn and do not feel like making your own homemade ice cream, you can buy it by the pint at Amsterdam Cafe. I do kind of find it ironic to “buy homemade ice cream”. But hey you cannot go wrong with anything from Amsterdam. They buy local, and as a matter of fact their peach ice cream is made with Chilton County Peaches too. It is DELICIOUS.

…dreaming that this would randomly show up at my house via UPS today. someone want to pre-order for me? ha just kidding, but isn’t this a fabulous gift. especially for the “baking+cooking affectionados” out there!

via rifle paper co.

Spring is in full force here, and pretty Sunday afternoons are usually good recipes for Sunday afternoon baseball games. A good reason to spend time outside, and that of course demands the NEED to visit the yummy concession stand maybe even twice during the baseball outing. But what if you just want the tasty treats without the longgggg baseball game? It is kind of like going to Target for popcorn, but not wanted to go to a movie. You know what I mean? So what’s the alternative? MAKE YOUR OWN homemade soft PRETZELS with MUSTARD. In this case, make em’ tiny and everyone gets their own. Then there is not need to share one BIG one, which always successfully ends in a fight over who gets the “doughy” piece from the middle overlapping pieces.

Give it a shot too: it’s easy, takes few ingredients, and will rock your tummies world!!!!

And for a little baseball inspired “FUN”…

the baseball puffball dress was created using 26 nylon baseball jackets [+]

fruity famous baseball player [+]

autographable jewelry [+]

team logo art [+]

giant leather glove seating [+]

carved baseball bat sculpture [+]