RECIPE: Olive Oil Ice Cream

Sprinkle olive oil ice cream with sea salt or shaved Parmesan. Photo courtesy Canard Inc. Celebrate National Ice Cream Month with something new and exciting. Like olive oil ice cream. If the concept sounds strange, the flavor blew us away when we first had it in 2003, at Mario Batali’s Otto Enoteca in New York…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ice Cream Wrap

If you won’t be polishing off that carton of ice cream in a day or two, make your ice cream container “airtight” so that ice crystals don’t form on the surface of the ice cream. Due to temperature fluctuations or other improper storage, crystals of moisture can form, degrading the texture and the flavor. The…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Lower Calorie Ice Cream

Ice cream and “pie” unite in one container. Photo by Katharine Polllak | THE NIBBLE. It’s National Ice Cream Month. We’re a major celebrant: Ice cream is one of our favorite foods. Alas, we like to eat lots of ice cream. Looking at the calorie counts of superpremium ice cream brands is an eye-opening experience.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Scream For Goat Ice Cream

We’re maaad for Delicieuse goat’s milk ice cream. Photo by Daniela Cuevas | THE NIBBLE. July is National Ice Cream month. That’s great news for most of us, but what about people who are lactose-intolerant? Pints of goat’s milk ice cream are a happy solution. Goat’s milk contains less lactose than cow’s milk, and can…
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RECIPE: Frozen Yogurt Sundae Toppings

Treat yourself to a watermelon Pinkberry sundae. Photo courtesy Pinkberry.com.   Adjust your schedule, Pinkberry lovers: the new summer flavor, Watermelon, debuts tomorrow. It’s made with real watermelon. And there’s a great half-price deal. The new sweet-and-tart treat is watermelon frozen yogurt topped with fresh watermelon purée, diced watermelon and diced cucumbers. If cucumbers sound…
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