Just reading this, I REALLY need an ice cream maker. It sounds wonderful!
Thanks! I was working on some bake-ahead things for Thanksgiving (thank goodness my MIL is hosting this year ... I only have to bring a couple dishes) and made some cherry chocolate chip cookies. Just add 1 c of dried cherries to your favorite choco chip cookie recipe. Cherries are this year's' cranberry. Pomegranate is this year's cranberry, too, i think.