Just wait until you make ice cream for other people. I've had friends ask why my mint, pistachio, and strawberry ice creams (among other flavors) were nearly white except for the pistachio and strawberry bits they found, because they were probably expecting it to be colored. It actually creeps me out to think about all the extra ingredients that go into commercial ice cream. It also amuses me to no end that haagen dazs is selling a new line of ice cream promising "all natural" ice cream with "only five ingredients".
Anyway, off my soapbox. One great place to start is (in my opinion) Lebovitz's site, since he has a few good recipes and tips for making ice cream. There's also a ben and jerry's ice cream recipe book out there. And lastly, get ready to waste a lot of cream and eggs and sugar (in a good way), cause experimenting is fun and you'll want to for some exotic flavors.
Also, if you have a maker with bowls that need frozen before use, be prepared to learn how to make ice cream without it as well - they work, but sometimes you just don't want to wait that long :P
Anyway, off my soapbox. One great place to start is (in my opinion) Lebovitz's site, since he has a few good recipes and tips for making ice cream. There's also a ben and jerry's ice cream recipe book out there. And lastly, get ready to waste a lot of cream and eggs and sugar (in a good way), cause experimenting is fun and you'll want to for some exotic flavors.
Also, if you have a maker with bowls that need frozen before use, be prepared to learn how to make ice cream without it as well - they work, but sometimes you just don't want to wait that long :P