TIP OF THE DAY: Ice Cream Cupcakes

Create a fun and easy party dessert, a variation on the ice cream cupcake. All you need are cupcake liners, a muffin tin, chocolate wafer cookies, a quart of your favorite ice cream (we like a pint each of chocolate chip or mint chocolate chip, but any flavor is delicious) plus the chocolate whipped cream…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Edy’s Ice Cream

Whether you prefer your ice cream slow churned, with no sugar added, light or rich and creamy, there’s an Edy’s ice cream for you. This week, four winners will each receive four store coupons for 1.5-quart cartons any Edy’s frozen dessert. Use one a week and you can have a month’s worth of ice cream…
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RECIPE: Gold & Caviar Nougat Cream

Forget salted caramel: We want the Czar’s ice cream and caviar parfait. Photo by Igor Dukhnovskyi | Russian Tea Room. Looking for a spectacular, luxurious dessert for New Year’s Eve? Something no one has had before? Something people will be talking about for years? Look no further than the menu at New York’s legendary Russian…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Holiday Ice Cream & Recipe For Ice Cream Cake

Chocolate-Candy Cane Ice Cream Cake. Photo courtesy Dreyer’s. Look for limited-edition holiday ice cream flavors at your favorite market or scoop shop. Egg Nog, Ginger, Gingerbread and Peppermint/Candy Cane/Peppermint Bark are ice cream flavors that we could enjoy all year. A scoop with or without chocolate sauce is a holiday treat. But you can go…
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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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