Oprah announces its 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off Winner

So glad I decided to catch up on my DVRd Oprah show because today's show announced the $1 million winner and one of the finalists had to do with our favorite thing, ice cream! So she starts the show off announcing the finalists then randomly the show goes into Richard Bronson's ridiculous life and back to the big announcement. Sort of odd..you think the entire show would have been about baking or something somewhat related. Anywho, Bronson lives the high life we all now know but let's get onto the good stuff...show us the winner!



There were four finalists all in a different category.

Breakfast Brunch
Tomato-Basil Eggs Alfredo in Bread Baskets


Entertaining Appetizers
Salmon Pecan-Crusted Tartlets


Dinner Made Easy
Zesty Lime-Fish Tacos


Sweet Treats
Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups




Drum roll please......and the winner is the Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups! Congrats to Jersey's own Sue Compton on this awesome looking ice cream treat.


These totally remind me of our Ice Cream Cupcake Roundup and I have a feeling some of the entries could blow this Pillsbury recipe away (no disrespect Sue..but we had some amazing stuff going on here!) but fair to say Sue's Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups look pretty darn good. $1 million good! Definitely worth a try! 


Sue if you are out there...feel free to change up your recipe to be Mini Ice Cream Cupcakes and join us in this year's Ice Cream Cupcake roundup to be announced soon. Stay tuned!

Sarah of Cooker Girl Wins the Perry's Coupons

Sarah of Cooker Girl is going to make her parents extra happy when she goes home to visit them and brings them Perry's Ice Cream with the coupons she won by telling us about her favorite Perry's Flavor, which was quite a decision after seeing all the flavors Perry's offers. She says it's Mint Ting-A-Ling, but will she be saying something different after trying their new gelato?

Be sure to check out Sarah's blog for some yummy looking recipes!

Lexus brings us on a road trip to the Cream de la Creme

Hmmmm..cars and ice cream. Looks like the people over at Lexus understand the true meaning of premium on and off the road. They took a test run in their online magazine to fill us all in on the Cream de la Creme...best in class frozen treats all over the US and we're loving it. It's always great to see and hear about hot spots all over the country. We're in our little world here in New England and tend to travel out of our circle every now and then but getting some other inside scoops is always nice.

I love how they put it...premium ice cream demands loyalty. That is so true. If you are a true ice cream aficianado you understand that premium is worth every calorie and you stay true to it (but don't over due it!). You might veer off the road once in awhile to test drive others but then loyalty kicks in. Oh Ben & Jerry how I love you!

Check out Lexus's road trip, Cream de la Creme and check out our little sneak peak.

Ryan Witcher of Art Restaurant in Seattle gives us some good tips....add salt in some flavors to make the flavor linger and use 100% bitter cocoa powder in chocolate ice cream for a faint granular texture. So gotta get there to try the “almost gelato-like mint chocolate chip.”

Who knew Laguna Beach, CA has more gelato stores than ice cream shops. And did you know Gelato is characterized by its low overrun(less air!) and is made with milk instead of cream. In the area..check out Tutto Amore or Gelato Paradiso for some "authentic italian"

Our friends in Milwaukee WI are all about frozen custard over at the 68 year old drive-in shop, Leon's. Their classic....the Rainbow Cone which Scoopalicious dished about awhile back is a tower of ice cream like none other.

Thanks Lexus for giving us the road trip around the country to icy cool hot spots!

Photography from Lexus Magazine

FREE Ice Cream Pizza at Maggie Moos 4/15

Maggie Moo goes italian...its Maggie Mia's Ice Cream Pizza. Too cute and sounds way too good. Oh and way too FREE this tax day, April 15th. To get Maggie Moo's “E-cone-omic” Relief, go check out a participating treatery on tax day from 3-7pm and enjoy a free slice of this new, one-of-a-kind pizza.

Just in case you're curious as to exactly what this new ice cream pizza stuff is....picture a pizza (flat circle) with toppings. But instead of it being gooey and savory..its smooth and sweet. Check out the flavors and if you want you can even customize your own.

Supreme

Udderly Cream® Ice Cream, Red Icing, White Chocolate Curls , M&M’s®, Cherry Disks,

Crushed Heath® Bar and Crushed Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cups®

Chocolate Lover's
Udderly Cream® Ice Cream, Red Icing, White Chocolate Curls, M&M’s® and Chocolate Sprinkles

Cheese
Udderly Cream® Ice Cream, Red Icing and White Chocolate Curls

So for the first time in at least 6 years I actually got my taxes done by April 15...woohoo...

so this calls for a celebration. I know where I'm heading on tax day.

Right to Maggie Moo's National Pizza Party....mi amor :)

Happy Easter Ice Cream Treats!

Yay Easter...a fun excuse to bake, make ice cream, eat chocolate, and just do something springy and fun. Of course I, like most, have my go to recipes but now that my little girl is five she wants to make things all by herself and Mom's boring cheesecake isn't it. It's usually some plain old cookies with the most decorations anyone could ask for. So this Easter I thought hmmm...what can we make besides Mom's same old go to recipes (not boring to Mom though!) oh and since its supposed to be 70 degrees on Easter here in New England (yippee for Mother Nature!) ice cream might just not be a bad idea. Check out these frosty Easter treats...just might change your mind from making carrot cake...again!

Twig & Thistle's Easter Ice Cream Sandwiches

(not so kid like but kids would love to eat them and Mom too! oh and great photography)

Teaching Tiny Tots Ice Cream Cone Nests

Nestle's Easter Ice Cream Nests

Sunset's Ice Cream Eggs for Easter

Actually have time to make your own ice cream with 24 hours til the bunny arrives...then go for it with Food on Food's Easter Egg Ice Cream recipe

Thanks Easter Bunny...bahhhk bahhhk.....HAPPY EASTER!!!!!