TIP OF THE DAY: Melted Ice Cream

How many times have you left the ice cream or frozen yogurt out, returning to find it half- or all-melted? We’ve done it more than a few times. We’ve also discovered that refreezing the ice cream produces a lot of nasty crystals: crunchy ice cream that’s not enjoyable. Instead, we repurpose the melted ice cream.…
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PRODUCT: Paciugo Gelato

If there’s a Paciugo Gelato near you, you may want to head over for a few scoops and see why the readers of DMagazine in Dallas chose it as “Best Gelato.” Christina and Ugo Ginatta and their son Vincenzo moved from Turin, Italy to Dallas, where they started the city’s first gelato caffè in 2000.…
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PRODUCT: Pumpkin Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt

Fall means pumpkins and pumpkin pie. Pinkberry is all over it with a limited-edition Pumpkin Pinkberry, available through the end of the year. You can have it plain or with the [highly-recommended] paired toppings that create a frozen yogurt pumpkin pie: crunchy honey graham crackers, a dusting of cinnamon and whipped topping. The pumpkin color…
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RECIPE: Bacon And Ice Cream

Skip the whipped cream: Candied bacon rocks. Photo courtesy TerrenceBrennan.com. As you may have noticed from the “pig candy” (chocolate-dipped bacon) phenomenon of the last couple of years, bacon and dark chocolate are a happy marriage. We love this idea from Chef Terrence Brennan of Picholine restaurant in New York City. It’s a chocolate tart…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Balsamic & Vanilla Ice Cream

We’ve previously written about how you can make a sophisticated dessert, simply by topping ice cream with a jigger of Scotch. Today, we’ve got a similar tip for a Balsamic Sundae. Strawberries drizzled with balsamic vinegar are a classic Italian dessert. Americanize it with some ice cream! Ingredients For a truly memorable dessert, all you…
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