Butterscotch Sauce

Oh baby... look at that action shot!

Ice cream is special. We all love it just the way it is, but sometimes, it deserves a little special treatment. Some pampering. Take your ice cream to the Sauce Spa. Let it bathe in butterscotch. This recipe for silky smooth butterscotch sauce is very quick to whip up, and can keep in a jar in your fridge for a few weeks!

Remember when I made Peach Shortcake? Yeah, this was the sidekick. I also used this when I served up a certain Peach and Berry Cobbler Cake. Dress up your dessert!

Butterscotch Sauce

Recipe from David Lebovitz

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup + 6 tbsp heavy cream
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

In a small saucepan, melt the butter and the brown sugar with 1/4 cup of the heavy cream, stirring until smooth.

Without stirring, let the mixture bubble and boil for about 3 minutes.

Turn off the heat and add the remaining 6 tbsp heavy cream. let it cool for a minute, then stir in the vanilla.

VOILA!

Your ice cream will thank you.

<3 Lari

Go Canada! Bronze Medal Peach Shortcake

I love olympics!

I also love soccer!

I also love Canada!

And I also love this peach shortcake recipe!

I was so excited when the Canadian Women's Soccer team won bronze, that I did a fist pump into the air. The only problem is that I was running on my treadmill in my low-ceilinged-basement when it happened, and forgot how close to the ceiling I really was. I may have made a small dent... I probably looked like a maniac, laughing and crying with joy as small white plaster ceiling bits showered over me, all whilst still running on the treadmill.

 Their medal winning performance deserved a suitable dessert! It also helped that I had many peaches in my fridge begging to be turned into something glorious. And what a glorious dessert this was!

Butterscotch Assault.

I followed the recipe, and it was divine. The only change I made was to cut the biscuits into maple leaf shapes in celebration of Canada's epic win! I also did not peel the peaches for the peach slices... because I am lazy. Also the red looks pretty. Also, who would want to waste any part of a perfect peach? And the homemade butterscotch sauce just ties everything together wonderfully.

<3 Lari