This Nutella Irish Cream Milkshake is rich and decadent.
Nutella Irish Cream Milkshake
When Erin from Dinners, Dishes and Desserts asked me to guest post for her while she travels through Japan I immediately agreed. Just being able to talk to someone else about Japan was so exciting. Jeff and I spent 3 weeks there in 2009 and I’ve had daydreams about going back ever since. I had no idea how much I’d fall in love with everything- the culture, the scenery, the food (of course)… we spent time in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Hiroshima. We had dinner and drinks at The Park Hyatt where Lost in Translation was filmed. We stood on top of Mt. Fuji and wandered the endless underground malls between subway stations. We sample kobe in Kobe. If you’ll indulge me, I’d love to share some photos from our trip.
Japan at night is a beautiful sight to behold. It’s reminiscent of Times Square in NYC but without the garbage. It’s all bright lights and pleasant jingles. There’s an electricity in the air that I can’t quite describe.
It’s quite beautiful during the day as well. These images are from a temple in Kyoto. Everywhere you look is a masterpiece photo. Zen is certainly the right word.
It’s not all zen everywhere you look, though. The signs. Holy crap, the signs.
Clearly they knew I was coming.
This notice greeted us at our Osaka hotel. Do you know how tempted I was to call the front desk and say “I just vomited in the room, will you please come clean it up?” Not really, but we laughed so hard at this we were in tears.
One of my favorite days involved a visit to Nara. There was a large temple surrounded by a deer park. Â To my delight, you could purchase crackers to feed the deer. It was quite fun but they could be a bit aggressive (see above photo on right).
Nara was home to one of my favorite temples. Â Absolutely stunning.
We also paid a visit to Hiroshima, which was intense and emotional.
I hate to transition from nuclear bombs to food but we realized that Kobe was on our train ride back to Osaka. We stopped for dinner after visiting the A-bomb Dome. We had to eat, right?
We ate a lot of amazing food. That could be a post on its own.
We took a lot of silly photos.
And beautiful photos…
In the end it was the little touches that really made me fall in love with Japan. A stuffed animal in the subway terminal, for example.
One day I’ll return. It simply must happen.
You might be craving sushi and beef after those photos but how about a milkshake?
Nutella Irish Cream Milkshake
Ingredients
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream
- 1/4 cup Nutella
- 1-2 shots Bailey's Irish Cream Liqueur
Instructions
- Puree all ingredients in a blender.
- Serve immediately.
Please read my full post for additional recipe notes, tips, and serving suggestions!
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Anna says
Just seeing the title, I knew I will like this post. Booze in a milkshake! Nicely played, Jen :) And then I got lost in Japan. Wowza! Your pictures are amazing. Looks like you had a fabulous time!
Valerie says
Great photos! Japan is on my long list of places-to-visit, soon!
Love the milkshake too!
Carol says
Jen, your photos of Japan are awesome…thanks for sharing! Loving the Milkshake too! For some reason, today seems like a good day for a creamy, boozy milkshake! Thanks so much for the coffee ice cream mention! So appreciated!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
In love with your milkshake! Thanks for sharing your trip photos :).
Gerry says
Thanks for sharing your pics, looks like a great place..Mc HotDog?? Hmmm.. ;)
Jennifer Farley says
Mega Sausage!
Rachael {Simply Fresh Cooking} says
Your milkshake brings all the boys to the yard…
I loved listening to the song whilst looking at your trip photos! :) Half of the reason that I’d like to go there involves reading all of the signs! Too funny!!!
Brandon says
That sign / letter made me LOL!!
Bianca says
Awesome pics. I’d love to visit Japan soon!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
So many pretty pics! And yummmyyy milkshake!
Aimee says
OMG i want one of these milkshakes!!! gorgeous photos by the way…
Laura Dembowski says
Japan looks awesome! It seems like such a unique and interesting country. I wish you would share a post all about the food. I would love to read it. I also hope you do get back there one day!
Jenny says
Stunning photos! I’d love to travel to Japan one day!
Erika says
Awesome Photos… Japan is such a beautiful place.
natalie says
Amazing photos of Japan! They make me want to go! Even thought I don’t speak/read/understand the language AT ALL.
The company I work for makes a lot of hotel reservations, and norovirus makes me pretty sure that I will never ever step foot on a cruise ship. Ever. No thank you. It’s nice of them to tell you they will come and clean up your puke tho lol.
Oh, and the milkshake sounds delicious too! Now I have to go to the other blog to see it! :)
Nami says
Ah! So happy seeing your Japan pictures! There are so many wrong Japangrish everywhere in Japan… Which I didn’t even realize until my English is better! Love to meet you and hang out in Japan one day!
The milkshake!!!! Wow I need to pin this when I check from computer!