I started to feel bad as of late that I was not doing any inspired by Dorie recipes and therefore my readers were not getting any recipes. Well this weeks pick(by Amy of Food, Family, and Friends)  was a Chocolate Banded Ice Cream Torte. It is suppose to be raspberry but I went ahead and made a Honey Lavender Ice Cream. Tartelette had made a beautiful looking lavender panna cotta a while back and it had me wanting to make lavender ice cream ever since. The original torte has more layers of chocolate, but since I made a mini, only one was fitting. I also didn't top it with chocolate like you are suppose to. I was in the mood for more lavender than chocolate. Honey Lavender Ice Cream 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup half-and-half 2/3 cup lavender honey(or any honey) 2 tablespoons dried edible lavender flowers(can be ordered through Penzey's) 2 large eggs 1/8 teaspoon salt Bring cream, half-and-half, honey, and lavender just to a boil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate … [Read more...]