TIP OF THE DAY: Try A New Frozen Dessert

It’s National Ice Cream Month, but since there’s no Frozen Yogurt Month, Gelato Month or Sorbet Month, use it as an excuse to branch out. Try ice cream in a new form: If you’ve never had authentic gelato, track down a gelateria and dig in. Have a slice of hokey pokey, also known as Neapolitan…
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COOKING VIDEO: Watermelon Sorbet

  The only problem with watermelon sorbet is how difficult it is to find it. If you live near a motherlode, consider yourself fortunate. Otherwise, if you have an ice cream maker, you can make it yourself. So light and delicious, watermelon sorbet is more than worth the effort. Use red or yellow watermelon. Fortunately,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Olive Oil Ice Cream

Olive oil ice cream (photo © Funkybg | Dreamstime).   Ice cream is our favorite food, so we look for special ways to celebrate in July, National Ice Cream Month. A delicious olive oil ice cream recipe (you heard that right!) is below. But first, we treated ourselves to three pints of Jeni’s Splendid Ice…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 10 Uses For Bananas & Banana “Ice Cream” Recipe

We didn’t buy quite this many, but it sure seemed like it! Photo by Alessandro Paiva | SXC.   We were overly enthusiastic when we purchased a very large bunch of bananas at an excellent price. But of course, it’s no bargain if half of them spoil. There were far more bananas than we could…
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