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Jose Mier’s Disneyland Favorite: Frozen Banana

April 15, 2020April 14, 2020 Jose Mierice cream jose mierfrozen bananas jose mier

Sublime Frozen Fruit Art For anyone that’s visited Disneyland, and for us Southern California residents that’s more often than most, one of the most iconic treats served at the Magic Kingdom are frozen chocolate bananas. Now these morsels are a treat any time, but they’re especially welcome when the weather gets hot. There’s just something …. Read More

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Jose Mier’s Favorite Ben and Jerry’s Flavor: Chunky Monkey

April 13, 2020April 11, 2020 Jose Mierice cream jose mierben and jerry chunky monkey ice cream jose mier

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

April 8, 2020April 7, 2020 Jose Mierice cream jose mierdessert granita jose mier

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

April 6, 2020March 28, 2020 Jose Mierice cream jose mierbaked alaska ice cream jose mier meringue

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

April 3, 2020March 27, 2020 Jose Mierice cream jose mierice cream jose mier 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

April 1, 2020March 27, 2020 Jose Mierice cream jose miergelato jose mier

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

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The Simplicity of Sorbet

March 30, 2020March 27, 2020 Jose Mierjose mier sorbetdessert jose mier 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

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Jose Mierice cream jose mierblue bunny bunny tracks cones jose mier

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!

March 16, 2020 Jose Mierice cream jose miercones ice cream jose mier

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