thinking of Gert

My dad's mom Gertrude liked peppermint stick ice cream. I like peppermint stick ice cream, too, and I think of Grandma when I have some at Christmastime.

Sometimes you can find peppermint stick at the grocery, sometimes you have to improvise.























Food styling is often more trouble than I expect. First, I had to take more ice cream than I really wanted, so it wasn't just a dab in the bottom of the dish. (Feeling sorry for me already, aren't you??) Then, every *single* piece of peppermint hit the ice cream red-side-down. I had to place the bits one by one, as I wanted the red to show......

I love the shadows in that last pic.