The Unabridged Ice Cream Flavor Creator

Many of the most popular ice cream flavors out there are combinations of things: butter pecan, chocolate marshmallow, cookies and cream.

Some of the my favorite flavors are ones that probably had no business being made into ice cream at all, but somehow they work.

So, what happens if you take the USDA food database, combine two items completely at random, and turn it into an ice cream flavor?

Wonder no longer, because we have created it for you here!

The Unabridged Ice Cream Flavor Creator:

Click the button as much as you'd like and try your luck!

Admittedly most of these ice cream flavors should not be made. Some are are beyond bad and possibly illegal--Bethany stumbled across a whale meat flavor in the making of this post.

However, once in a while something pops up that makes you think. My personal favorite so far is this:

SAUERKRAUT,CND,SOL&LIQUIDS

AND

HORSERADISH-TREE,PODS,CKD,BLD,DRND,WO/SALT

Give it a spin and leave your favorite flavors in the comments below!

Happy Birthday Slurpee! Free Slurpee Today!

I don't know if this counts under National Ice Cream Month, but I don't want to pass up the chance of letting you know about another free treat!

Slurpee turns 44 this month and to celebrate, 7-Eleven is giving away free 7.11-ounce Slurpees at participating shops. Hurry over! This event is happening from 8am to 11pm. (Yes, we think it would have made more sense for it to start at seven and end at eleven, too...)

[Scoopalicious is celebrating National Ice Cream month with a Post-A-Day throughout the month of July!]

Stunning Paper Ice Cream

I love ice cream but what you might not know about me is that my second love is paper (I can probably speak for Bethany here and say she does too!). As designers how can you not and as designers how can we not be wowed by this amazing paint chip paper sculpture by Matthew Sporzynski (of Real Simple paper sculpture) which he created for a Sherwin Williams ad campaign (check out all the ads in the campaign here). Apparently it also appeared on the cover of Graphic Design USA, which I like to check out, but we actually stumbled upon it on this great craft blog, Craft.

I love these paper sculptures so much I have to share some of his other creations that somehow relate to ice cream...we make ice cream with milk and just honored National Strawberry Sunday Day so I think these work!

Vote for DOVEBAR® Ice Cream Miniatures “My Mini Moments” Winner and Enter to Win Some Dove Ice Cream Treats

Dove® just recently got in touch with us about a pretty cool (um, yes, pun intended) contest they are having...it's too late for you to enter unless you are one of the entrants listed below, but that doesn't mean you still can't play -- you can both help choose the favorite for the grand prize and additionally win some coupons for some free Dove Ice Cream. 


What do we need from you? We need you to vote for the "ideal mini moment" so that one of these contestants can win the "Ultimate Mini Moment" from Dove.


The winning entry will receive either a mini-getaway to Napa Valley, mini spa escape or the ultimate mini-oasis at home. Their full entries are online but here's a quick summary before you vote -- and their locations, in case you are swayed by hometown pride!

• Lauren Levy (New York City) - Running, in the zone, with just “me, myself and I...”
• Mike Vos (Buckley, WA) - Finding secret notes from his daughter...
• Borden McGahee (Columbus, GA) - Spending a day in their private railroad car that’s currently under renovation, getting ready to travel the country behind Amtrak and relive the heyday of the railroads...
• Kim Morris (Meriden, CT) - Going to her sewing room and letting the fabric and her imagination take her away...using colors and shapes to celebrate milestones and brighten other people’s days...
• Ankur Jain (Olathe, KS) - escaping to the local nature center to appreciate and respect nature...
• Seph Anderson (Oxford, MS) - getting home at night and on the weekends to spend time with his daughter and Jack Russell Terrier...
• Lisa Roberts (Lexington, KY) - escaping to my kids playground for a half hour each day to read a book and enjoy some Dove Miniatures and enjoy some quiet time while the kids are asleep...
• Megan Capone (Dracut, MA) - escaping to a book store to roam the stacks, explore every nook and cranny, and sit down with a mocha and a stack of books and magazines to explore...
• Eric Freeman (Springfield, MS) - escaping to the neighborhood pond to fly fish before dusk...
• Beth Sheets (Las Vegas, NV) - a bubble bath, a good book, and some Dove Miniatures....

Did you vote? Here's how you can be entered to be one of ten winners of ice cream treat coupons from Dove via Scoopalicious. 

1. Vote. Let us know you voted in the comments section. Please be sure to include your email so we can get you the coupon if you win.
2. Tell others to vote. Share this link via your own blog, twitter, facebook or any of the other 300+ ways you can share using the share link below this post. Post a link to your "share" or "shares" in the comments below. Each share gets an entry.

Vote and/or share by July 13th. We'll pick winners on the 14th.


[Scoopalicious is celebrating National Ice Cream month with a Post-A-Day throughout the month of July!]

Scoopalicious scoops about Ice Cream Sandwiches in Woman's World

I so love reading magazines this time of year because most of them dedicate more than a few pages on frozen treats. And its even more fun to be able to be able to contribute our thoughts on what's worth a try. Check out the most recent article in the July 1 issue of Woman's World, "You deserve the best....Ice Cream Sandwiches" where Bethany and I were able to share one of our favorite treats, the Blue Bunny Birthday Party Ice Cream Sandwich. When Kristina from Bauer Publishing called to ask our opinion on ice cream sandwiches for her article it was way too easy to come up with one as I literally had just walked in the door with a fresh box of Blue Bunny Birthday Party Ice Cream Sandwiches. And Bethany is such a huge cake batter ice cream fan that she too had the same sandwich in mind so we dished about it together. 

As you'll read in the article, The Blue Bunny Birthday Party Ice Cream sandwich is full of confetti sprinkles, swirls of blue frosting, and it has a wonderful cake batter flavor. When Kristina asked us to think about what makes it unique we both agreed that its just not your typical sandwich. One expects chocolate wafers with vanilla ice cream in between but this one has vanilla wafers with confetti filled cake batter ice cream sandwiched between the sweet soft cookies. It's refreshing, sweet, and fun to eat. Oh and light too which is a bonus after daily intakes of ice cream in this heat! I must admit my five year old convinced me to first get them but I quickly became hooked and now they are a staple in our freezer. 

Hopefully its not too late to check out the article because it also has ideas on other good choices for ice cream sandwiches. Speaking of light...another favorite of mine, Skinny Cow Mint Ice Cream Sandwiches also got a shout out and our other favorite brand, Turkey Hill, gets a mention for their Limited Edition Strawberry Cheesecake sandwiches which I must admit I have not tried but they sound awesome. 


Thanks Kristina for reaching out to us. We love to share our passion and love for ice cream with the world and your readers!


[Scoopalicious is celebrating National Ice Cream month with a Post-A-Day throughout the month of July!]