Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream

In a small bowl, combine the strawberries with the lemon juice and 1/2 cup of the sugar. Stir gently and allow the strawberries to soak in the juices for one to two hours. Strain the berries, reserving the juices. Mash half the berries.

In a medium bowl, use a hand mixer on low speed to combine the half and half and remaining sugar until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream, reserving the strawberry juice, mashed strawberries and vanilla.

Pour the mixture into the frozen bowl of an ice cream maker and let it do its magic for about 25 minutes or until it starts to thicken.

Five minutes before mixing is complete, add the reserved sliced strawberries and mix in completely. When this process is complete, the ice cream will have a soft, creamy texture.

Remove it from the ice cream maker and place into an airtight freezer container and freeze for about 2 hours. Yummola!