RECIPE: Pear Crème Fraîche Ice Cream

Pear is a popular fall flavor. Pear sorbet is one of our favorite seasonal treats. But you can also churn pears into ice cream, as we discovered in this recipe by Samantha Seeley, who blogs on food from her home in that great food mecca, Hudson Valley, New York. She contributed the recipe to the…
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FOOD FUN: Camouflage Ice Cream

Left, First Class Camouflage sundae. Right, First Class Camouflage ice cream in a special First Class Camouflage cone. Photo courtesy Baskin-Robbins.   Baskin-Robbins is celebrating Veterans Day all month long, honoring military veterans new November Flavor of the Month, called First Class Camouflage. First Class Camouflage, emulating camouflage in its colors and design, is a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Halloween Ice Cream

While crafty cooks are inspired to turn ice cream cones into witches’ hats and use candies to create ghost and black cat faces on a scoop of vanilla or chocolate, specific Halloween ice cream flavors don’t typically come to mind. (When did you last see pumpkin ice cream?) Baskin Robbins will sell you an ice…
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RECIPE: Orange Date Ice Cream

Different and delicious: Orange Date Ice Cream. Photo courtesy SpiceIslands.com.   Here’s something special for ice cream lovers: Date-Orange Ice Cream, a citrusy-sweet, sophisticated combination crafted by David Lebovitz for Spice Islands. He happened upon a sale on dates and created what he calls “a uniquely delicious cross between a classic Creamsicle and exotic dates.”…
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FOOD FUN: Donut Ice Cream Sandwich

A donut ice cream sandwich from Holey Donuts in New York City. Photo © Jean-Philippe Garbi.   Holey Cream in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City (a block west of the theatre district) is known for its donut ice cream sandwiches. Customers pick up to three flavors of ice cream (standards and specialties…
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