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The Ice Cream Sandwich and The Pushcart Peddler

By on August 22, 2012 in Food for Fun and Thought

Oh, those frozen confections of a layer of ice cream sandwiched between two biscuits, cookies, or slices of cake. Hurray for the ice cream sandwich which ranks right up there as one of the best selling ice cream “novelties” in the US. At the beginning of the 20th century, New York City’s elite bought their scoops of ice cream in fancy [...]

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Vanilla or Chocolate Chunk: What Your Ice Cream Choice Says About You

By on July 3, 2012 in Food for Fun and Thought

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY Some Ice Cream Fun Facts “If you love Double Chocolate Chunk, you tend to be lively, creative and dramatic. Always the life of the party, you charm everyone you meet with your enthusiasm and sense of style. You enjoy being in the spotlight and prefer to be in the company of [...]

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Some Lower Calorie Alternatives If You Like Your Ice Cream With Toppings Rather Than Naked

By on June 12, 2012 in Calorie Tips, Healthy Eating, Food Facts, Food for Fun and Thought, Manage Your Weight, Restaurants, Diners, Fast Food, Snacking, Noshing, Tasting, Takeout, Prepared Food, Junk Food

Some people like their ice cream without any embellishment, and for others, the more the better.  Sometimes there’s nothing better than an ice cream sundae or a waffle cone with a bunch of toppings. Ice cream can be topped with just about anything can be made with just about anything and I freely admit that [...]

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How Many Calories Top Your Ice Cream Sundae?

By on August 16, 2011 in Calorie Tips, Healthy Eating, Food Facts, Manage Your Weight, Shopping, Cooking, Baking, Snacking, Noshing, Tasting

Do You Like Your Ice Cream Naked Or With Toppings? Sometimes there’s nothing better than an ice cream sundae. Sundaes can be made with just about anything and I freely admit that my favorite part is the stuff you put on top of ice cream, not the ice cream itself. So Many Choices You can [...]

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Late Night – Open Freezer Door – Spoon In Hand Scenario

By on August 9, 2011 in Calorie Tips, Healthy Eating, Food Facts, Manage Your Weight, Snacking, Noshing, Tasting

So who hasn’t found themselves standing in the frozen fog shoving around frozen containers of frozen leftovers from last Thanksgiving looking for the container of Haagen-Dazs or Ben and Jerry’s or whatever brand you’ve got lurking in there. If you’re a goner and there’s no stopping the oncoming ice cream assault, here’s a way to [...]

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What’s Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor?

By on August 5, 2011 in Calorie Tips, Healthy Eating, Food Facts, Shopping, Cooking, Baking, Snacking, Noshing, Tasting, Takeout, Prepared Food, Junk Food, Travel, On Vacation, In the Car

I think hers is chocolate! But, she’s not in the majority. According to International Dairy Foods Association, here’s how the flavors rank along with the percentage of people preferring that flavor. The top five individual flavors in the United States are: Vanilla (27.8%) Chocolate (14.3%) Strawberry (3.3%) Chocolate chip (3.3%) Butter pecan (2.8%) Send to [...]

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What Says Summer More Than An Ice Cream Cone?

By on July 8, 2011 in Food for Fun and Thought

Oh that first taste of the stuff called ice cream — especially when it comes in its own hand held package! Send to Kindle

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Ice Cream, Gelato, Sorbet, Sherbet, Or Granita?

By on June 2, 2011 in Calorie Tips, Healthy Eating, Food Facts, Food for Fun and Thought, Shopping, Cooking, Baking, Snacking, Noshing, Tasting

Amazingly, after a brutal winter and an almost non-existent spring, Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer has come and gone and what is more summer than strolling down the street, ice cream (or gelato or frozen yogurt) cone in hand?. The cold deliciousness of frozen desserts are hard to beat.  The choices abound [...]

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Cold And Creamy Street Food

By on May 20, 2011 in Food for Fun and Thought

On the streets of New York . . . Yogo — spotted in the Meat Packing District — is served to order, non-fat frozen yogurt, in a cone or cup, with assorted toppingsl Mr. Softee — spotted on the Upper West Side — is soft ice cream that comes as sundaes, shakes, cones, and other [...]

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Calorie Saving Ice Cream Toppings

By on June 8, 2010 in Calorie Tips, Healthy Eating, Food Facts, Manage Your Weight, Shopping, Cooking, Baking, Snacking, Noshing, Tasting, Travel, On Vacation, In the Car

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream Sometimes there’s nothing better than a good old ice cream sundae. As far as I’m concerned – and I’m far from an ice cream purist – my favorite thing is the stuff you can put on top of ice cream.  The mixture of the topping [...]

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