From the category archives:

Flavor: Vanilla Ice Cream

Scoop 33: Ben and Jerry’s Cookie Dough

June 28, 2006

Today I picked up 3.5 ounces of Ben and Jerry’s Cookie Dough ice cream. That’s less than a half a cup. The package is extremely cute and it even comes with a mini spoon. I don’t know why there aren’t more brands and flavors available in single serving sizes because really this is the greatest [...]

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Scoop 31: Breyers Natural Vanilla

June 26, 2006

Theress nothing quite like ice cream to soothe a sore throat and tonsillitis. Who needs chicken noodle soup when you have Breyers Natural Vanilla? Continuing with the saga of super cheap Breyers ice cream on sale at Safeway, today I went for the natural stuff just milk, sugar, cream, and vanilla bean. It is this [...]

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Scoop 20: Edy’s Double Vanilla

June 15, 2006

In the past two days I have learned far more about myself than I expected when trying vanilla ice cream. First, I really like vanilla ice cream. I usually just eat it with chocolate cake or hot fudge sundaes; but maybe I need to start eating it plain to truly appreciate the flavor. The second, [...]

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Scoop 19: Haagen-Dazs Vanilla Bean

June 14, 2006

The best dessert to soothe a mouth stung by spicy red curry? Haagen Dazs Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. Hands down the best vanilla bean ice cream I’ve ever had. (Besides the homemade vanilla bean my mom makes me every year for my birthday.) Haagen Dazs Vanilla Bean Ice Cream exudes vanilla bean flavor. It is [...]

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Scoop 14: Vanilla Ice Cream on Apple Pancakes, 3rd Street Diner, Richmond, VA

June 9, 2006

Since my hotel has internet access, I decided to use Google Maps to plot my hotel’s address and search for “ice cream” in nearby businesses. Located less than ¼ mile from the hotel, Terrace Ice Cream Parlour at 101 East Franklin Street seemed to be the best choice Google gave me. After the previous night’s [...]

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Scoop 6: Magnum Bar on Aran Island Review

June 1, 2006

Ireland really is gorgeous. Today we took a ferry out to and then biked around the Aran Islands. Truly a quaint and stunning place. There are few shops on the Island and no ice cream shops, but they do sell ice cream at the small grocery store. I got a Classic Magnum Mar. I’ve had [...]

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Scoop 2: Review of Soft Serve from Tiger Truck, Kilkenny Ireland

May 28, 2006

It’s a chilly gray day in Kilkenny, Ireland.  It’s almost raining, but it’s not.  After arriving late into Dublin (we won’t even being to discuss my anger towards American Airlines right now) we rented a car and drove to Kilkenny to spend the night and see the Kilkenny Castle.  While we waited for the tour [...]

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