Ice cream around the world (and at home)

Month: July 2017

Goat Cheese Ice Cream with Caramelized Figs Swirl and Candied Bacon Bits

Goat Cheese Ice Cream with Caramelized Figs Swirl and Candied Bacon Bits

A few years ago, I asked to take my family’s BBQ grill. Sitting in my parents’ garage, I knew that my parents rarely used it (having opt to use the grill at a swimming pool club because it didn’t require our maintenance or cleanup). Not […]

Noble Folk Ice Cream & Pie Bar Healdsburg

Noble Folk Ice Cream & Pie Bar Healdsburg

I am as influenced by instagram as the next person. So it’s not a surprise that when I saw Noble Folk pop up on a food blogger’s Facebook feed, I knew had to go. But I had delayed my visit to Noble Folk for so […]

Pear Pecorino Ice Cream

Pear Pecorino Ice Cream

When I was in Ohio to research Ice Cream Travel Guide, I asked to visit Snowville Creamery (one of the dairy sources for Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream), because I had trouble getting in touch with Jeni. To my surprise, Warren (owner of Snowville Creamery) invited […]

Thompson Grape Sorbet

Thompson Grape Sorbet

There are typically two flavors I avoid when I encounter candy. Orange and grape. Maybe because those two are the most artificial tasting. Or that their colors…aren’t as bright as yellow and blue. When we walked through my favorite farmers market, I couldn’t help but […]

Amorino Gelato Las Vegas

Amorino Gelato Las Vegas

“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.” – Leo Buscagli When I began research for Ice Cream Travel Guide, ice cream lovers happily shared photos of their ice cream experiences. One particular struck me: a rose topping a cone. “I […]

Roasted Strawberry and Caramelized Banana Ice Cream

Roasted Strawberry and Caramelized Banana Ice Cream

Growing up in California where fresh produce is ample. I had always taken for granted the fruits available in the farmers market. Especially strawberries. There is something intoxicating about an entire case of strawberries, with the delicate scent alluring all that pass by the stand. […]

Kaffir Lime Coconut Sorbet

Kaffir Lime Coconut Sorbet

Written in October 2012 I am notorious for not eating green things. I hate green things unless they are tinged with sugar or overwhelmed with salt. So quite naturally, I am quite the candidate for ice cream loving. Even those flavors that are green. A […]