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Choco Bon Bons, Delicious Ice Cream Treats for Any Season!

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Monday, September 12th, 2011

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Perfection.

These delicious treats taste way more fun and decadent than something you’d purchase from a grocery store. And yet, there they are in the frozen aisle of Whole Foods and Trader Joes (under the TJ label though).

Mmmmm.

“Ice cream Treats with a cookie crust, dipped in rich chocolate!” says the Choco Bon Bon website. Aw, but they don’t specify that the chocolate layer is so good it could stand alone (unlike the waxy, thin shells on Dibbs and other ice cream treats), or that the vanilla filling is as luxurious as Haagen-Dazs, or that the cookie adds a unique dimension to the traditional bon bon, soaking up the ice cream and delighting all around.

Furthermore, these treats are 100% natural, and “only 60 calories per Bon Bon.” Which is great if you can limit yourself to a few at time!

For more info on Choco Bon Bon and all their flavors, click here.

XOXO

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SCOOPS Gelato, Perfect for this HEAT!

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Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

The Heat is ON! No complaints here! This just means I get to eat more of my favorite dessert… gelato!

The other day I finally checked out SCOOPS, a charming little gelateria that serves both traditional gelato as well as vegan, gluten and lactose-free options made with soy milk. This gelato holds true to the Italian tradition of using milk instead of cream, which results in a markedly lighter fair. This fresh rendition is incredibly desirable during a heat-wave (and a diet, for those counting cals)!

In addition to great consistency, Scoops boasts unique and original flavors like Mascarpone Butterfinger, Honey Lavendar, Red Velvet Cake (with cake and icing in it!) and their best selling “Brown Bread,” which is an incredible combo of brown sugar with crunchy Grapenuts! Mmm. Five cherries all the way!~

“Brown Bread” on top of Honey Almond and gluten-free Pistachio

For more info on SCOOPS in Silverlake, click here and SCOOPS Westside, click here.

XOXO

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Luna and Larry’s Coconut Bliss- Vegan, Organic, Gluten Free Ice Cream

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Monday, August 1st, 2011

Cutting out refined sugars? Avoiding dairy? Are you Vegan? Gluten-free? Organic? But LOOOVE ice cream!? Fear not summer-time Dessert Warriors, I have the “ice cream” for you. Introducing Luna and Larry’s Organic Coconut Bliss. Wow, did these guys get ingenious with their crafty, healthy ice cream!? Luna and Larry have substituted refined sugar for low-glycemic Agave nectar and dairy for organic coconut milk. OOh? Tell you more? Why YES! These delicious pints even boast protein, iron, and dietary fiber in each soothing bite. This ice cream is Bliss indeed for the health-conscious dessert lover. However, if you’re an ice cream purist, you will note the icier consistency of the frozen Coconut milk.~

For more information on Luna and Larry’s Coconut Bliss, click here. Or to find a store near you that sells this Coconut Bliss, click here.

XOXO

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Tequila Ice Cream- Olé!

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Monday, June 27th, 2011

My fabulous friend, the Valley Girl, brought me this awesome Tequila ice cream by Neveria Abel to enjoy this weekend. FUN! Overall the effect was like Vanilla ice cream with a mild Tequila warmth at the end. That said, there was technically no Vanilla in the ice cream, but the creamy ingredients had a similar result. If I were to improve upon this ice cream, I’d take up the Tequila a notch and perhaps add some granular salt flecks. I mean, if I’m going to have Tequila Ice Cream, let’s have Tequila ice cream! Olé

For more information on Neveria Abel, click here.

XOXO

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Make Regular Ice-Cream Gourmet w/ these Perfect Pairings

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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Today my friend, Jesse Draper (The Valley Girl), and I attended an ice-cream presentation on “Real California Milk.” As a native Californian, you don’t need to tell me to buy Californian dairy. But in case you don’t know it, California has some of the most strict regulations on dairy farming, not to mention, it’s one of the greatest places on Earth- so you know, Happy Cows, Happy milk. It’s the good stuff. Look for the seal! As they say~

That all aside, we got to taste some yummy and creative flavor combinations originated by Danielle Keene of Top Chef: Just Desserts. Yummers! Who knew you could escalate regular ol’ store-bought ice-cream to such a gourmet level by adding a few simple ingredients!?

Take these Chocolate diddies above. What looked like regular scoops of Chocolate ice-cream were actually a sophisticated experience, thanks to the addition of these special ingredients below.

Yep, Pink Peppercorns and Smoked Salt along with some bitter chocolate syrup in Humboldt’s Organic Ice-cream was Divine! The title of this concoction is Grown up Chocolate Sundae. Yum!

We also enjoyed the Kyoto Sundae made with Vanilla ice-cream here (but Green-tea ice-cream is also recommended), with sweetened Asuki Beans, Black Sugar Syrup, and a delicious Sesame Cookie.

Finally, the Peach Melba with Thyme, pictured above, delighted me with it’s Peach ice-cream on a disc of Thyme flavored Meringue, and roasted Strawberry Sauce. Mmmm- the meringue really made this treat special.

Wow- how unoriginal have I been with my ice-cream all these years?! Have you ever spruced up your Sundaes with fancy ingredients like these?? Do tell!

XOXO

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Ben and Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie Frozen Yogurt

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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

I’m sure you’ve all had Ben and Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie Frozen Yogurt before, so my apologies for not introducing anything earth shattering today. I’m in damage control mode from a string of all-you-can eat wedding festivities! I write about what I eat and today, I ate Ben and Jerry’s Low-fat Chocolate Fudge Brownie fro-yo. It’s light in fat but rich in flavor and has the added bonus of fudgy brownie bites. For this “dieting” DD it’s doing the trick!

For more information on Ben and Jerry’s, click here.

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Ice-cream Filled Brownie Bars by Q-Bees

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Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Remember these Ice-cream filled Rice Krispies’ Treats from Q-Bees? Well check it out! Q-Bees also makes Ice-cream filled Brownies! Er, “Brown-ees.” Yum! I bought these ice-cream brownie bars at Whole Foods, which means they’re nice and natural! Furthermore, they were totally delish.~

Yum Yum :-9

XOXO

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Ben & Jerry’s New CLUSTERFLUFF Ice-Cream

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Monday, April 25th, 2011

Ok, I just got the joke of the ice-cream’s name as I was writing it in Caps. Ha ha. Wow, a little slow today. Perhaps it’s all that Clusterfluff clouding my mind!!!

So Yay- New flavor!

Peanut Butter Ice Cream, with Caramel Cluster Pieces, Marshmallow and Peanut Buttery Swirls.

Looks Promising….minus those nutrition facts :-6

All in all, super tasty, as you’d expect from my Vermontster boys. That said, a little too salty and heavy on the PB for a solid 5-cherry review.

I’m completely on a Sugar High now..@#*D!J#(UI!E@!(@#!$*A(!

XOXO

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Perfect Gelato from TuttiMelon

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Saturday, November 13th, 2010

I don’t normally blog on a Saturday night, but I had the most heavenly trio of gelato and I really must share! I stumbled upon Tutti Melon in San Francisco and was stopped by the tempting gelato display before I could even make my way back to the frozen yogurt machines. I ordered scoops of Creme Brulee, Butter Pecan, and Pumpkin. Mmmm! Not only was each scoop divine on its own, but together the flavors blended to make sweet, sweet harmony. In a word? Perfection.

For more info on Tutti Melon, click here.

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Lovin’ Scoopful Ice Cream

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Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Some days you’ve just gotta have ice-cream straight from the carton. You know those days. I’m grateful that I happen to have a gallon of Lovin Scoopful’s Churned Light Ice-cream right now. I’m going to town on it as I write, making my keyboard sticky with “Baba’s Butter Pecan Brittle.” Boasting half the fat or regular ice-cream, Lovin’ Scoopful reminds me of Dryer’s Slow Churned ice-cream. Both are air-whipped and light, but still tasty enough to chose over their more fattening but decadent competitors. The most appealing part of Lovin Scoopful’s ice-cream though, is that they donate 25% of the proceeds to the Special Olympics and the Boys and Girls’ Club. Ice-cream with a heart! It’s Low-fat and Does Good- now what’s not to Lovin’ about that?