Green Tea Ice Cream: Unique and Healthy
Fresh out of Jose Mier’s freezer. Green Tea is always popular with people, mainly because it offers some antioxidant properties. But the taste is hard to beat too. Many people are experimenting with green tea ice cream in their own homes. The product has been offered as a recipe on many hit TV shows. There …. Read More
A Great Depression Classic: Rocky Road Ice Cream
From Jose Mier’s Deep Freeze: When it comes to chocolate indulgence, another of my all-time favorite ice cream flavors is rocky road. This perfect mix of chocolate, chopped nuts and marshmallows satisfies every craving from sweet to salty. It’s a staple at both the ice cream parlor and the ice cream aisle at the grocery …. Read More
Who Thought of This Crazy Delicacy? Bubble Gum Ice Cream
From the freezer of Jose Mier: Bubble gum ice cream combines the best of both worlds with pieces of my favorite chewy candy blended into a sweet, creamy base. Its vibrant, speckled colors attract my eye and it brings back that nostalgic aroma of classic bubble gum I loved as a kid. The ice cream …. Read More
All Hail the Dairy Queen!
Jose Mier here again, thinking about—what else—frozen desserts. Now I know some of you will have made up their minds just from looking at the title of this post, but let me finish. I’ve written about ice cream a few times before on this blog and the brands or flavors I’ve listed are really good. …. Read More
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
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
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