How About These Creative Ice Cream Flavors? Mackerel, Anyone?

July 1st is National Creative Ice Cream Day—and all of July is National Ice Cream Month. That’s plenty of time to try new flavors. In the U.S., artisan glaciers (French) or gelatieri (Italian, singular gelataio), like to offer their customers rotating new and different options. Avocado, blue cheese, corn, booze/wine ice creams and sorbets, goat…
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No-Bake Triple Berry Cheesecake Recipe: Red, White & Blue

Here’s a red, white and blue cheesecake that you can really celebrate on July 4th: You don’t have to turn on the oven. This no-bake dessert sets in the fridge. By the way, there are numerous patriotic holidays where red-white-and-blue desserts fit right in. See the footnote†. The recipe follows, but first: > The history…
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It’s Time To Celebrate…Two Totally Unrelated Food Holidays

  [1] The original Bomb Pop (photos #1, #2, #3, #4, and #10 © Bomb Pop | Blue Bunny). [2] Banana Fudge Bomb Pops. [3] Nerds-flavored Bomb Pops. [4] Bomb Pop Extremes are super-sour. [5] The back of the chuck wagon folded down to create a workspace with cabinets of utensils and ingredients (photos #6,…
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