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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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Summer Ice Cream Desserts

“Summertime is about simplicity,” says TV chef and “Chopped” judge Alex Guarnaschelli, as she shared these summer dessert ideas with us (originally published in The Daily Meal). Ice Cream: Buy lemon verbena or five varieties of mint, mash the leaves and stir them into ice cream. EDITOR’S NOTE: We also use basil. Purée the leaves…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Alternative Ice Cream Sandwiches

Donut sandwiches are the new ice cream sandwich. Photo courtesy Schwan’s.   We love ice cream sandwiches. We typically make ours with chocolate chip cookies or sliced pound cake. But these ideas from Schwan’s have us thinking in new directions. You can whip them up and serve them immediately, or store them in the freezer.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bloody Mary Ice Pops

Bloody Mary ice pops. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   Yesterday we proposed diet ice pops, made from diet fruit soda. This time, it’s serious: Bloody Mary ice pops. You can turn any juice-based cocktail into an ice pop. We especially like Bloody Mary ice pops because they have no sugar (guilt free!)…
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