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I have a soft spot (no pun intended) for soft, creamy desserts. Summertime weather just screams soft serve ice cream in a cone with rainbow sprinkles, and when I tried gelato for the first time, I fell in love with that too. So I want to know... Which Has MORE Fat? Gelato Soft Serve Ice Cream Read more
Warmer weather means it's time for cool treats and our favorite frozen dessert is ice cream. It's such a versatile dish; it can be made in countless flavors and can be used in endless desserts — that's why we're screaming for ice cream this Summer! In our new series, we hope to provide you with the best ice cream ideas. Although you can purchase a pint at practically every gas station in Read more
Red velvet ice cream?! Genius! Here reader myhousemd shares an amazingly creative recipe that we can't wait to try. After an impromptu trip to the grocery store to buy this ice cream, my friend and I became absolutely addicted. We didn't even touch the Rocky Road that he bought! We kept thinking about it for weeks afterward, and I decided that I needed to learn how to make it (because that's Read more
The unofficial kickoff to Summer is this holiday weekend, and while it may not be sizzling yet, nothing says holiday celebration quite like a healthy barbecue. But if you're in need of a creamy cold treat, you don't have to sabotage all the bikini prep you've been doing. Here are a few delicious alternatives to regular old ice cream! Read more
Warm weather is here, and with it, the inevitable cravings for ice cream and other frozen treats. Sure, a scoop of organic sorbet could do the trick, but sometimes nothing beats a bite of chilly nostalgia best enjoyed on sweltering days at the community pool. If the tinkling tunes of the ice cream truck don't grace your neighborhood nearly enough, we've rounded up 11 iconic frozen novelties that Read more
Forget screaming for ice cream. At one shop in Columbia, MO, customers could order a frozen dessert flavor that's worth actually chirping about. Sparky's Homemade Ice Cream released a half-batch of cicada ice cream on June 1, only to have it sell out immediately. To prepare the treat, the shop's employees collected cicadas in their backyards and, removing the dead bugs' wings, boiled them to Read more
Love ice cream? Here's the scoop on what's new: the frozen treat's about to get healthier. In what sounds like something out of a food fantasy, scientists at the University of Missouri are in the final stages of taste-testing what they're calling "multi-functional ice cream" — that is, ice cream with antioxidants, added dietary fiber, probiotics, and prebiotics. The product could be available Read more
Funny how I was just talking about Android fragmentation this morning, then Google announces its latest operating system, Ice Cream Sandwich, that hopes to bring one unified OS across all devices, everywhere. Expected to hit in the latter half of 2011, Ice Cream Sandwich promises to bring the best of both mobile and tablet devices — including increased multitasking, holographic user Read more
Buying breast milk for baby isn't all too uncommon these days. As new parents seek alternative ways to give their infants the nourishment they need, many moms turn to milk banks or rely on donors for a steady supply of liquid gold. A British ice cream parlor is serving up Baby Gaga ice cream, which is made from mother's milk. The owner states that if it's good enough for babies, it's good enough Read more
It's fun to host people for a barbecue, but it can also get quite pricey when everyone isn't chipping in. Consumer expert Andrea Woroch provides suggestions to cut your grocery bill when shopping for your Memorial Day meal: Prepare most of your meal. Woroch says, "The general rule for prepared foods is that they are more expensive, and it's cheaper to buy the ingredients to prepare yourself." Read more
