Nothing quite captures the essence of summer like the frosty pleasure of ice creams, sorbets and gelatos. These delectable and tempting desserts are remarkably easy to make at home year-round. With 125 Best Ice Cream Recipes and your own ice cream maker, you'll have everything you need to make perfect frozen deserts.

Here are just some of the luscious recipes you can create: Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream, Dulce de Leche Ice Cream, Café au Lait Ice Cream, Old-Fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream, Banana Toffee Ice Cream, Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, Cherries and Cream Ice Cream, Chocolate Chip Coffee Gelato, Pear Ginger Ricotta Gelato, Watermelon Mint Ice, Papaya Ice, Kiwi Banana Lime Ice, Tequila Orange Granita.

by Marilyn Linton and Tanya Linton

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Tanya Linton is Director of Original Production at Home and Garden Television overseeing some of its most successful shows. She's an accomplished writer and producer who is able to work across a variety of genres. She is also the co-author of The Ice Cream Bible.

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Scrumptious list of this irresistible treats.

Log and Timber Style

Eating ice cream that is rich, creamy and freshly made is an experience separate and apart from eating even the finest of store-bought.

Appleton Post-Crescent

A fine collection of all things frozen... unique flavor ideas that don't disappoint.

Chocolatier

A good choice for beginners... the variety of recipes makes the book useful to almost anyone.

Boston Herald

Also from Robert Rose Publishers is The Ice Cream Bible by Marilyn Linton and Tanya Linton. I have an electric ice-cream maker, but I'm tired of the same old flavors. This book has plenty of delicious recipes for traditional ice cream flavors, but it also has ices, sorbets, and granita recipes, and ice creams as varied as lemon dill, Instant Rice Pudding, and even Apple Brown Better ice cream. This book also has color photographs information about ice cream making and equipment, troubleshooting, and drinks and sauces to accompany your ice cream concoctions. The amount of servings is included (not the calories, thank heavens!) and also serving suggestions (that's a nice touch). If you've been thinking about getting an ice cream maker, or yours is sitting neglected on a shelf, get this book, and delight friends and family with truly home-made (and delicious) frozen treats.

Advice Sisters

A cool collection that is highly recommended.

Tuscon Citizen

Be forewarned: Marilyn Linton makes the homemade variety sound so good, so easy -- and so much better for you -- you may never go back to commercially produced ice cream again.

Nashville Tennessean

Emphasize(s] that you can indulge your own tastes, or meet special dietary needs from the variety of recipes available.

Chicago Sun-Times