From the monthly archives:

July 2006

Scoop 51: Homemade Truly Key Lime Pie Ice Cream

July 16, 2006

There is nothing like being home from a trip and being able to make ice cream again. Unfortunately the hot weather followed me back to DC. So it sounded like Key lime would hit the spot. This recipe sounds a little odd, takes some work, and has few strange ingredients; but trust me, it tastes [...]

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Scoop 50: Vanilla Custard Turtle Sundae at Culver’s in Buffalo, MN

July 15, 2006

Oh how I have missed Culver’s Frozen Custard.  One of the greatest things about going to the cabin has always been stopping at Culver’s in Buffalo on the way.  Culver’s is a Wisconsin based family owned chain.  The always have three flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and the flavor of the day.  Today I mixed it up [...]

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Scoop 49: Sonny’s Blood Orange Sorbet

July 14, 2006

Sorbet doesn’t get much better than this.  Sweet and sour, smooth, fruity, and intense, Sonny’s Blood Orange Sorbet is fantastic. Flavor: 5 Flavor Intensity: 4.5 Texture: 4.5 Originality: 4 Overall: 5

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Scoop 48: Ice Cream Sandwich at Wildfire in Eden Prarie, MN

July 13, 2006

I’m in Minneapolis this weekend for my mom’s birthday. Tonight we went to a nice restaurant in Eden Prairie called Wildfire. After stuffing myself with too much “regular” food, it came time for dessert. Among the desserts we ordered were ice cream sandwiches. These weren’t ordinary ice cream sandwiches, but sandwiches made from Ghirardelli brownies, [...]

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Scoop 47: Homemade Easy Cocoa Ice Cream

July 12, 2006

This ice cream is awesome.  It’s everything you’d want in an ice cream: rich, creamy, dense, intense.  It doesn’t get much better than this.  But, it does.  It’s extremely easy to make.  There are only a few ingredients, it’s quick and it’s difficult to mess up.  This recipe comes from Hershey, though I actually used [...]

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Scoop 46: Haagen Dazs English Toffee

July 11, 2006

I was expecting great things from Haagen Dazs’ new English Toffee ice cream; but I was sorely disappointed.  I never thought I’d say this, but this ice cream is too sweet.  Seriously, it is probably the sweetest ice cream I’ve ever had.  It is very intensely toffee flavored.  Maybe one bite would have been good; [...]

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News: Send a Popsicle Stick and Nestle Donates 25 cents to City of Hope Cancer Center

July 10, 2006

A recent email I got from the Nestl̩ email list: Hello Ice Cream Lovers! Nestl̩ is inviting you to help raise money to fight cancer in a way that really sticks out. The Sticks of Hope program invites anyone who loves ice cream Рbe it on a stick, in a bowl or straight out [...]

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Scoop 45: Local Peach with Ginger at Dolcezza in Georgetown

July 10, 2006

I remember when Isee Icy first opened.  Two summers ago I was living on R Street in Georgetown when I noticed the shop starting up.  I frequently visited Thomas Sweet and was excited to have something even closer to my house.  (Yes, it was only a block closer, but a block is a block).  When [...]

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Scoop 44: Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich

July 9, 2006

Picturing a skinny cow makes me feel a little ill. Honestly, can cows get skinny without being starved and tortured? I’m not sure. But, the cute logo seems to have kept my image of a skinny cow from consumers’ minds as this brand has really taken off. After trying this ice cream I understand why. [...]

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Scoop 43: Homemade German Chocolate Ice Cream

July 8, 2006

German chocolate cake has always been a favorite of mine. Chocolate, coconut, pecan; what else do you need? Take those ingredients and put them in ice cream and it’s just as good (if not better) than the cake. This recipe from Spaghetti Ice Cream was not as easy to make as some other recipes since [...]

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Scoop 42: Decadence at Larry’s Ice Cream

July 7, 2006

“Chocolate ice cream with chocolate and vanilla ribbon” is how this flavor is described at Larry’s Ice Cream in Dupont Circle. But, “Decadence” was a little bit of a disappointment. Not because it wasn’t good, but because it wasn’t what I expected. There was a very little “ribbon” of vanilla something in the ice cream, [...]

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Scoop 41: Safeway Select Vanilla Ice Cream

July 6, 2006

Sometimes there’s a lot to say about something mediocre; sometimes there’s very little to say. This time there is less than little. This store brand ice cream is about what one would expect from store brand ice cream. It’s creamy and rich, but the flavor isn’t great. The vanilla tasted very artificial. That about sums [...]

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Scoop 40: Homemade Coconut-Avocado Ice Cream

July 5, 2006

When you take the two fattiest fruits and use them both in homemade ice cream what do you get? A tasty treat that makes you extremely happy there isn’t a carton to tell you the caloric content. I was a little skeptical when I found this recipe on allrecipes.com. Avocado and coconut ice cream? It [...]

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Scoop 39: Homemade Raspberry Ice Cream

July 4, 2006

Nothing says 4th of July like ice cream. Add angel food cake and it’s even better! Using a recipe from Spaghetti Ice Cream Company I made the best dessert ever. For the recipe I used unsweetened frozen raspberries instead of fresh raspberries to save on costs. So, I didn’t use the lemon juice but did [...]

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Scoop 38: Breyers Strawberry Ice Cream

July 3, 2006

I had forgotten how summery strawberry ice cream is.  When I was younger I used to get strawberry ice cream from the Lake Harriet concessions stand and walk around the Minneapolis lake with my family.  Eating Breyers Strawberry ice cream brought those summer memories back.  Breyers Strawberry has a creamy strawberry flavor.  Not intensely strawberry, [...]

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