Swanky Holiday Scoops

During upcoming New Years celebrations, why not incorporate a scoop of ice cream or sorbet into your favorite holiday drink traditions.  Making holiday eggnog?  Why not make some Egg Nog Ice Cream to keep it cold? 

Sorbets are the perfect addition to holiday cocktails.  Add some Cranberry Sorbet to your favorite punch.  Top a glass of champagne with a scoop of Pear Champagne Sorbet or Kir Royale Sorbet for delightful champagne cocktail.  Make a frozen Blueberry Mojito.  Serve a scoop of Raspberry Merlot Sorbet or White & Blackberry Sorbet topped with a splash of wine. 

Are you more of a beer drinker?  Ever thought about adding a scoop to beer?  The results are as satisfying as a holiday dessert.  Chocolate Porter Sorbet or Dark Chocolate Stout Ice Cream are a great addition to your favorite dark pint.  Want something with a little more fruit?  Try a scoop of Lambic Sorbet with your favorite lambic beer and stone fruit.

Not enough time to make your own swanky scoop?  Here are a few ice cream shops from which you can order your holiday cocktail scoops:

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams and Sorbets
High Craft Road Ice Creams (sold by Dean and Deluca)

Wacky Ice Cream Flavors

As I read through my usual list of food articles and online magazines this week, I noticed many lists of wacky or unusual ice cream flavors.  The authors wrote about flavors that were truly wacky, such as Cicada ice cream and Beef Tongue ice cream, while other listed flavors seemed unusual but possibly tasty, such as the Ben Franklin's Tomato (Ice Cream Store, Rehoboth Beach, DE), Rice and Beans (Heladeria, Puerto Rico), and Lobster (Ben & Bills Chocolate Emporium, Bar Harbor, ME).

Click to read more ...

Gift guide for the Ice Cream Lover

Whether you love ice cream or love someone who loves ice creams, this comprehensive gift guide is sure to satisfy the ice cream lover in your life this holiday season.

Give the gift of ice cream -  Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream.  Any lover of ice cream will enjoy receiving a gift of artisan ice cream on his/her doorstep this holiday season.  Choose your own mix of pints from decadent flavors such as salted caramel and dark chocolate or send a holiday package like the Foggy Mountain Holiday Collection, which includes a pint of Blackstrap Praline, Spicebush Apple Butter, and Sweet potato with torched marshmallows. Ice Cream gifts range from $48 (4 pints) to $85 (9 specialty pints). Other artisan ice creams available for shipping: Graeter's Ice Cream, Jake's Ice Cream, Nice Cream

Click to read more ...

How to make ice cream without an ice cream maker

I make a lot of ice cream, that is obvious, but have you ever wonder what I do with all of the ice cream I make?  Eat it, you say?  Not all of it, unless I want to gain 50 pounds.  An entire quart of ice cream made every week is too much for just my husband and I, so I give it away.  And I am lucky enough to receive a lot of great feedback and compliments.  Among those accolades, I often here comments such as "I wish I could make ice cream myself, but I don't have an ice cream maker," which are followed by my comment, "Yes you can!" as I launch into a discussion of making ice cream.

Click to read more ...