Jose Mier’s Favorite Ben and Jerry’s Flavor: Chunky Monkey
Look, I love ice cream. If I could I’d eat a different flavor every day and I probably wouldn’t repeat a flavor all year. That said, the quality of the ice cream is critical to me. Just because a company makes a product they call ice cream doesn’t mean it’s good. I guess I’m a …. Read More
Simple Yet Satisfying: Granita
Jose Mier coming to you once again from the kitchen—or in this case, the freezer. I think I mentioned the rock hard sno-cones we all used to get as kids. If they spend any time in the freezer, the once miniscule ice crystals would fuse together into a brick of (almost) solid ice. It took …. Read More
Exotic and Complex: Baked Alaska
Moving away from the everyday, I thought I’d mention something more upscale this time. What, you ask? The Baked Alaska! A perfect blend of ice cream cake and browned meringue icing. The history of this cake is muddled. Some say it was found in Alaska in 1741 by explorers, others say it was invented in …. Read More
Friday’s a Good Day for a Sundae
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with ice cream in its pure unadulterated form, but for a real treat, one of my favorites has got to be the ice cream sundae. Illinois, late 1800s: Ice cream soda is the newest craze in the world of desserts, but there’s a problem – Blue laws forbid drinking soda on …. Read More
My Italian Love: Gelato
Gelato is an Italian word that implies “frozen” is the name given to frozen desserts that consist mainly of milk, sugar, cream, and flavored ingredients. That can be anything from fruit to chocolate, or recently some less traditional flavors like tiramisu or even chewing gum. It is an Italian version of ice cream. For weight …. Read More
The Simplicity of Sorbet
You can go extravagant with frozen desserts or you can keep it simple. Right now I’m talking simple. Every time we have a family gathering planned around the corner, one of the number one desserts we all think of serving is sorbet. It is sweet, tangy and cool. Since sorbets barely contains anything other than …. Read More
A Jose Mier Fave: Bunny Tracks
The Sweet Beauty of Prepackaged Frozen Novelties Jose Mier again. As a food service industry professional I work with a lot of frozen items. I have to admit, however, that the frozen dessert items are my favorite. I’m lucky. I get to taste just about everything we work with. And while there are a tremendous …. Read More
Yay for ice cream!
Jose Mier here. I’ve been working in the food service industry for years. This includes selling a LOT of ice cream to a LOT of kids (and adults too!). And why not? This frozen treat in its many forms is so indescribably delicious it goes without saying. And while I’ve dealt primarily with the commercial …. Read More