TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Fruttare Bars

Peaches and milk, one of four dleightful Fruttare flavors. Photo courtesy Unilever..   If you’re a fan of Creamsicles, you know the unique combination of creamy ice cream and fruity sorbet. Creamsicles debuted in California in 1923. A mere 90 years later, there’s another creamy frozen treat that combines ice pop and milk: Fruttare bars.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sorbet Cocktail For Dessert

How can you make a sophisticated dessert in less than five minutes? Cleanse the palate after a rich dinner? Serve something cool and refreshing? Combine dessert with an “after dinner drink?” Serve a sorbet “cocktail” or mocktail, which in its simplest version combines a scoop of sorbet with sparkling wine or ginger ale.   You…
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Boozy Milkshake Recipe For National Vanilla Milkshake Day

[1] Celebrate with a vanilla milkshake (photo © Inga Nielsen | iStock Photo). [2] The original milkshakes were alcoholic. You can add a shot of Irish cream liqueur or even rum or whiskey to your shake (photo © Gelson’s Markets). [3] A peanut butter milkshake with a toasted marshmallow garnish. Here’s the recipe (photo ©…
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RECIPE: Chocolate Peanut Butter Fried Ice Cream

Here’s something fun for Father’s Day: Chocolate Peanut Butter Fried Ice Cream. The recipe is from QVC’s chef, David Venable. It uses store-bought ice cream. If you’re comfortable with deep frying, this is an easy recipe. While this recipe uses chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream, you can use whatever flavor you like; and substitute…
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