FOOD HOLIDAY: National Chocolate Ice Cream Day

June 7th is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day. How will you celebrate? Eat your favorite chocolate ice cream (plain, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Almond Fudge, Rocky Road, etc.)? Have a scoop atop a slice of apple or blueberry pie? Make a Blondie Sandwich or Brownie Sandwich or Jumbo Cookie Sandwich with chocolate ice cream in the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Snow Cream (Snow Ice Cream)

AN ANCIENT TREAT Although the crank ice cream freezer wasn’t invented until 1843, and the first large-scale commercial ice cream plant in 1851, research shows that ice cream was first created in the cold regions of China more than 4,000 years ago. There, milk and cream, perhaps some overcooked rice, and spices were packed in…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Easy Rum Raisin Ice Cream

Look for it in stores or make your own Rum Raisin ice cream. Photos courtesy Häagen-Dazs.   Our favorite Thanksgiving ice cream flavor is not Pumpkin, but Rum Raisin. It’s an old-fashioned flavor that seems very American (as rum was produced close to home, in the Caribbean). Actually, its roots are in Sicily; the history…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Meyer Lemons

A profusion of Meyer lemons at Good Eggs | San Francisco.   You should start seeing Meyer lemons in stores now. The no-pucker lemon’s season is November through March. A cross between a true lemon and either a sweet orange or a mandarin, Citrus × meyeri was named for Frank Nicholas Meyer, who brought it…
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PRODUCTS: Biscotti & Ice Cream In Holiday Flavors

This time of year, supermarkets are filling with limited edition seasonal items, from Red Velvet Oreos to Starbucks Holiday Blend to Pumpkin Spice Coffee-Mate. We don’t indulge in any of them; but here are some of the treats we look forward to each holiday season: HOLIDAY ICE CREAM & SORBET FLAVORS At Ciao Bella, you…
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