When my husband Mike & I moved into our newlywed apartment in Chicago, one of the most exciting things for me was to open & use all of the brand new kitchen appliances. My favorite of course was the ice cream maker. I did sorbets exclusively the first 2 years. Wonderful flavors that wowed our friends & family: mojito, blackberry merlot, Sriracha mango, balsamic strawberry with watermelon, lemonade with a ribbon of sweet tea syrup, local beer Revolution Brewery‘s Rosa hibiscus wheat with Mexican jamaica, ginger mango, blackberry raspberry reisling, & my favorite, spiced plum. The sorbets were a result of a years ago visit to the Mitsuwa market food court that had a delightful plum sorbet. The next time I went a few years later, the ice cream shop no longer carried it & didn’t have any information about where to find it. I decided that day to make it a mission to replicate it. This year, my new mission is to try my hand at making ice cream & where better to start than with the best.
This summer was my first visit to Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams on Southport. It’s just a short walk from one of my favorite movie theaters here in the city, The Music Box & I’ve been there post movie several times. My favorites so far have been salted caramel, black coffee, goat cheese with roasted cherries, & reisling poached pear sorbet. This place definitely lived up to the hype!
On my last visit I noticed the cookbooks on the counter at the register & an idea came to me. What if I did a blog like the Julie & Julia one but Jenny & Jeni. My friends really liked the idea(I suspect it’s because it will bring lots of ice cream to my freezer for sharing but I love their enthusiasm & support).
This blog is in loving memory of my dad, who loved ice cream more than any other sweets but always shared his with us anyway ❤
jenny and jeni 