Got my new Cuisinart Ice Cream maker ICE-20 from Amazon.com two days ago. Put the bowl in the freezer; couldn't wait to give it a try. Wednesday, after massage, checked the bowl, nice and frozen, started adding the ingredients. Inserted the bowl on the base and put the stirrer in, hmmm, something's wrong and it won't fit properly. The milk is already freezing and the stirrer won't seat properly. Jeez, didn't think it would start freezing THAT fast. Pour out what's not frozen to save for second attempt but have to wait for the bowl to thaw to retrieve the frozen portion. Bowl back in freezer.

Second try on Thursday, after blood donation. Learned lesson this time and assembled the unit BEFORE adding ingredients. Nice since we already know how fast it starts freezing. Added already mixed ingredients (remember we tried this yesterday). We bought some frozen dark cherries but had to locate the recipe for the amount. It was almost done freezing by the time I had the cherries chopped, about 20 minutes. That was 20 MINUTES to frozen dessert! Had to hurry to transfer the ice cream out of the bowl but still lost some stuck to the still FROZEN bowl. Put ice cream in the freezer to finish hardening till after dinner.

During "Survivor" we decided it was time for ice cream, yay! Still a little soft but ready to try anyway. Both of us really liked our vegan cherry vanilla ice cream. Did I say VEGAN? Yes, indeed. A little coconut milk, a little vanilla almond breeze, vanilla, sugar, and chopped dark cherries. Mighty tasty.

I have some fresh strawberries that need to be used. Guess what flavor is next? And after that vanilla with mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (both will be vegan too.) Just waiting for the Lick It recipe book to arrive.