Category: Ice Cream

Jeffersonian Ice Cream

Thomas Jefferson first encountered ice cream as the ambassador to France, and brought back a special French ice cream maker, called a sorbétière, to Monticello. Ice was harvested from the Rivanna River in the winter and stored in Monticello’s ice house, then used throughout the year to preserve meat and butter, but also to chill…


Making Ice Cream Memories, the Old-Fashioned Way

I have fond childhood memories of family reunions on Pine Lake in Eldora, Iowa. Coming together from several central Iowa counties, my mother’s side of the family got together each summer to reconnect. As the adults caught up with each other’s busy lives on the farm, the kids ran up and down a sandy bluff…


Strawberry ‘Nice’ Cream Is the Perfect Summer Treat

This luscious strawberry “nice” cream is a wonderful healthy ice cream alternative. It’s all fruit, dairy-free, and vegan, and contains no added sugar, but is bursting with sweet berry flavor. And it takes just minutes to whip up this easy healthy dessert in a food processor if you freeze the fruit ahead. While you’ll get…


Summer Fun Starts in the Kitchen Making Creamy Paletas

A summer treat that’s fun for kids and adults alike, paletas are easy to make and simply delicious. And while fresh fruit tastes best, you can also use 1 pound of frozen strawberries, thawed and drained on paper towels, in this recipe. Strawberry Cream Paletas Makes 6 paletas 3 1/2 cups strawberries, hulled 1/2 cup…


Berry-Yogurt Semifreddo

The intense flavors of peak-season berries shine in this incredibly easy and impressive semifreddo. Unlike ice cream, which needs churning to achieve its consistency, this semifreddo is made with a base of airy whipped cream and Greek yogurt and chilled until just frozen, yielding a softer, creamier texture—somewhere between ice cream and sorbet. Totally genius….


Calls for ‘Offensive’ Ice Cream Brand to Be Renamed Rejected By Australians

Streets ice cream is being pressured to rename its iconic “Golden Gaytime” brand after a member of the LGBTQIA+ community deemed the biscuit and ice-cream treat to be “offensive” and “outdated.” But pushback against the move is gaining support by those who say it is simply ‘cancel culture’  “gone way too far,” according to a…


CCP Virus Updates: US Death Toll Approaching 400,000

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 23,653,919 cases of the new CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, an increase of 213,145 from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 3,557 to 394,495. Outbreaks in China Continue to Worsen The CCP virus outbreak in northern China’s…


Ice Cream From China Contaminated With CCP Virus: Officials

Officials in a Chinese municipality said that three samples of ice cream tested positive for the CCP virus, and thousands of boxes were confiscated, according to state-run media. Storage of the ice cream, produced by Tianjin Daqiaodao Food Co., was sealed after samples sent by the firm to a local disease control center last week tested…


Ice Cream in China Contaminated With CCP Virus: Officials

Officials in a Chinese municipality said that three samples of ice cream tested positive for the CCP virus, and thousands of boxes were confiscated, according to state-run media. Storage of the ice cream, produced by Tianjin Daqiaodao Food Co., was sealed after samples sent by the firm to a local disease control center last week tested…