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The Books
  • The Midnight Library
  • Wrong Place Wrong Time
  • The Lifeboat
  • Southern Book Club's....
  • The Thirteenth Tale
  • Supremes at Earl's....
  • Educated
  • The Dictionary of Lost...
  • The Devil and Miss Prym
  • Born a Crime
  • Daisy Darker
  • The Kitchen Front
  • The Measure
  • House in the Cerulean Sea
What's Next in August?
  • The Women
France Trip
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  • Home
  • The Books
    • The Midnight Library
    • Wrong Place Wrong Time
    • The Lifeboat
    • Southern Book Club's....
    • The Thirteenth Tale
    • Supremes at Earl's....
    • Educated
    • The Dictionary of Lost...
    • The Devil and Miss Prym
    • Born a Crime
    • Daisy Darker
    • The Kitchen Front
    • The Measure
    • House in the Cerulean Sea
  • What's Next in August?
    • The Women
  • France Trip

  • Home
  • The Books
    • The Midnight Library
    • Wrong Place Wrong Time
    • The Lifeboat
    • Southern Book Club's....
    • The Thirteenth Tale
    • Supremes at Earl's....
    • Educated
    • The Dictionary of Lost...
    • The Devil and Miss Prym
    • Born a Crime
    • Daisy Darker
    • The Kitchen Front
    • The Measure
    • House in the Cerulean Sea
  • What's Next in August?
    • The Women
  • France Trip

April 26, 2025

Great Day!

Our session was great! The book, The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune, was definitely a shift from what we've read in the past.  I find this novel refreshing!


For readers ready for more adventures from the island of Marsyas, you're in luck.  The sequel, Somewhere Beyond the Sea is available from your local library! 


 You'll find our discussion document below.  Keep scrolling because you won't want to miss out on our recipe and photos from our fun time together!

Discussion Document

the recipe

I scream, you scream, we all.....you know the drill.

Remember when Arthur and Linus took the children to the ice cream parlor? That was inspiration for our recipe. We made a no churn, two ingredient ice cream that put smiles on our faces indeed. Once our base was made, everyone channeled their inner child and added their own mix-ins. Speaking of mix-in....our mix-in options were inspired by the amazing characters in the novel. 

A tried and true source

Inspiration

Once again, I turned to a tried and true source: Gemma Stafford's Bigger Bolder Baking website. Her recipe for two ingredient ice cream is legendary and I was thrilled to share it! 

More On Mix-In Ideas

It wasn't too challenging to connect to our novel. There were many options. Think about the characters and their individual characteristics.   Our discussion document starts out with brief character analysis so we thought about flavors and textures that reminded us of our favorite characters.  For example, Talia seems a bit rough around the edges but oh my she is so sweet and compassionate.  That reminds me of salted caramel. Lucy? Well, how about some Red Hots or Hot Tamales candy? Are you getting the idea? So, when you have your own book club and are looking for ice cream mix-ins, allow your personal feelings for the characters inspire your choices!

Here are a few more of our choices:

Pretzels - salty and crunchy, ridged yet necessary for balance

Magic Shell - hard, outer shell but so sweet when cracked

Toffee - Unique flavor, crunchy yet tender

Chocolate chips - sweet, comforting

Marshmallow fluff - gooey, sweet

Herbs (thyme, basil, etc.) - bright, unique flavors, earthy 

Two Ingredient Ice Cream

  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk, cold*
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

  1. Add heavy whipping cream to the bowl of a stand mixer. Use the whisk attachment,  whisk until you have soft peaks.
  2. Slowly stream in the cold sweetened condensed milk. Keep whipping, scrape sides when necessary.
  3. When you have stiff peaks, stop and fold in the vanilla.


*Gemma advises to put the sweetened condensed milk in the freezer for four hours or over night. That is what I do!

scroll through some snaps! yum!

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