Classic Summer Dishes

I wanted to take the kids to the beach today, but it was overcast and VERY humid. So instead of stopping to get ice cream after the beach, we made chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches. To put it simply: we made Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies into ice cream sandwiches. After baking them and cooling them, I put the cookies in the freezer to really firm up, and took the ice cream out to soften. Once the ice cream softened, I scooped one scoop of vanilla ice cream onto one cookie (the flat side) and topped it with the other cookie. Then I rolled the exposed edges in chopped up chocolate chips. Then they went back into the freezer until serving.

The cookie gets very hard, making it a bit difficult to eat (especially if you have a loose tooth!), but they were a hit with the kids.

I bought corn on the cob a few weeks ago at the farmer's market, and, since I can't eat three ears of corn within a few days, I froze it. The farmer said I could cook it in the microwave: 3 minutes on high. I did that. Took it out of the freezer and popped it in the microwave for 3 minutes. It was still cold. So I microwaved it another 3. One end was cold, and one end was very hot. But the corn was perfectly cooked. I enjoyed it, though I do enjoy corn cooked on the grill more.