TIP OF THE DAY: Seasonal Milkshake Dessert

‘Tis the season to take advantage of limited-edition ice cream flavors: candy cane/peppermint, cinnamon, eggnog and pumpkin. For a crowd-pleasing dessert, serve a small piece of pumpkin/apple/other seasonal favorite pie or cake with a small “side” milkshake (4-6 ounces) in a holiday flavor. If you’d like something lighter, substitute biscotti or cookies. Think of it…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: eCreamery Customized Ice Cream

Mix up your favorite ingredients. Photo courtesy eCreamery.com. One of the most delightful products of the year—and a wonderful holiday gift—eCreamery allows you or your gift recipient to customize the ice cream, gelato or sorbetto flavor of your dreams. We’ve become eCreamery addicts: We can’t wait to make the next flavor…and the next. In addition…
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PRODUCT: Sundaes Best Hot Fudge Sauce

With regrets to those who don’t eat sweets, we’ve been on a sweet streak over the last week, tasting products for review. Sundaes Best is a line of hot fudge sauces, specializing in flavored fudge. Apart from the plain dark chocolate Original, the flavors include Cherry, Hazelnut, Java, Mint, Orange, Peanut Butter and Raspberry. Raspberry…
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PRODUCT: Ice Cream Bonbons

As a kid, our favorite movie theater treat was not popcorn or Raisinets, but ice cream bonbons. We don’t remember the brand name, but that small rectangular box holding six little domes of ice cream covered in hard chocolate was as exciting as the movie itself. Ice cream bonbons can be found at cinemas and…
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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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