Ice Creams http://onlyicecream.com Ice Cream Recipes, History, Cone, Facts, Makers, Trivia, Invention more about at onlyicecream.com en-us Copyright 2007, Ice Creams team. 240 New Shop Freezes Ice Cream with Liquid Nitrogen http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=96786 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:00 GMT http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=96786 It's a cool new way to enjoy ice cream. A ice cream shop in Gilbert freezes the ice cream right before your eyes, with liquid nitrogen! This is some serious chemistry. At Sub-Zero Ice Cream, customers get to choose flavors and toppings that are added to cream. Their creation gets blasted with liquid nitrogen, at a temperature of -320 degrees, and it freezes in 15 seconds.

"It is a total concept, it is an entertainment factor, it is totally unique. Here we say is the place where science and cream mix," says owner Leon Merkley. Customers can also choose from frozen custard, yogurt, or soy-based ice creams. The Utah-based franchise just opened in Gilbert at Cooper and Baseline. The owner is hoping to bring more stores to the valley.

]]> RECIPES http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=96647 Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:28 GMT http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=96647 Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk From Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk news release

Makes 1-3/4 quarts.

3 tbls. butter, melted
1 cup chopped pecans
2 cups half-and-half
1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp. McCormick Imitation Vanilla Butter & Nut Flavor

1. Mix together butter and chopped pecans and microwave for 30 seconds or until pecans are roasted and have absorbed the butter. Watch, being careful to not overcook and burn the pecans. Remove from microwave and cool for 30 minutes.

]]> Biscuit & ice cream fuels obesity in kids http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=96551 Wed, 8 Sep 2010 14:51 GMT http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=96551 Flinders University researcher Jane Scott and colleagues found that babies as young as four weeks old are growing up on a diet of biscuits, ice cream and soft drinks – all high fat, salt and sugar foods – despite health authorities recommending exclusive breastfeeding to six months of age.

"This is a worry because eating habits developed early in life usually continue throughout a person's lifetime – and an overweight child is much more likely to become an overweight adult," said Scott. This kind of a diet is also giving rise to the problem of children being overweight early in life.

]]> Homemade Ice Cream http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=96359 Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:17 GMT http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=96359 Homemade Ice CreamIce cream is one of those family tradition desserts that anyone can enjoy. Ice cream has developed so many flavors and styles (hard or soft) that it's become a global treat. No longer tied to simple vanilla and chocolate, ice cream lovers now have their choices of wildly mixed flavors. New age ice cream even has bits of candy bar, jelly beans, or strawberries embedded into the creamy dessert.

Before the advent of modern refrigeration, the ice cream dessert was available to only the wealthiest class of society. The ice was actually removed from frozen lakes and rivers and stored in large cutout holes called ice houses. The ice was brought to a large tub that contained salt that was used to partially melt the ice giving it that smooth, slushy texture.

]]> Ice Cream http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=96234 Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:16 GMT http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=96234 Ice Cream and fro-yo shop Monkeys is closing at the end of the month. Now before you go ape, relax they will re-open in the spring. For now cancel all visions of eggnog sundaes and hot chocolate a la mode sashaying through your head. “Sales have dropped off,” said co-owner Andy Jacobson, who also runs Brew’d Awakening around the corner on Market St. When the snow melts they will return as a stronger, sweet-fueled force. Baked goods, fudge and artisan chocolate are the treats on tap.

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I loved what they did with the place, the cartoony murals, and their cupcakes — while untested by yours truly — looked cute enough to eat. Am I the only crazed ninny who likes ice cream in the winter? Visit NYC lately? Tasti-Delight is rivaling coffee shops on neighborhood blocks. The whipped up low-cal softserve delight is so yummy I lived on it for weeks when I was a latte slinging pauper in the 90s. In other DTL news we hear corner street bistro Fortunatos might be closing. Anyone know? I thought they finally got their game down.

]]> Living Coasts Aquarium Serves Up Penguin Ice Cream http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=96008 Sat, 4 Sep 2010 13:41 GMT http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=96008 Living Coasts Aquarium Serves Up Penguin Ice CreamTorquay, UK - How do you fancy a penguin flavour ice cream? Or perhaps herring and chilli? How about seaweed and sea salt?

These unlikely flavours will be available at the first ever Living Coasts Aquarium ice cream weekend on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th September.

Events Coordinator Kate Hall said: “It may be the end of the school holidays, but this weekend will be one last taste of summer at Living Coasts. Ice cream is the taste of the coast – and we have some crazy flavours. Everyone should give them a go – you just don’t know until you’ve tried them!”

The new range has been devised on-site by Living Coasts chef Tony Perkins. “I’ve used seaweed because a gum extracted from seaweed, called carrageenan, is used in some ice creams as a thickening agent. The penguin flavour is made out of a certain brand of chocolate biscuits and not actual penguins.

]]> WILD AND WACKY ICE CREAM NEWS http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=95800 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:49 GMT http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=95800 WILD AND WACKY ICE CREAM NEWSYou don’t realize how much weird ice cream-related news there is until you start combing through the archives of the Internet for it. Not old stuff, either. I’m talking about recent weird news. As always, three of the stories below are 100 percent true and one was made up by the Turkey Hill team. Leave a comment with your guess about which is the frozen fake.

WHO’S GOT THE SPRINKLES? – Highway crews in Manchester, England are describing it as “a big mess” and ice cream lovers were tempted to stop their cars and grab a spoon when a frozen foods truck carrying more than 10,000 half gallon containers of ice cream overturned on a highway just outside the city. No one was injured in the accident, but it did send half of the truck’s frosty cargo tumbling out onto the three-lane road and bring traffic to a standstill until the melee could be cleared.

THE MIRACLE DESSERT – Researchers at New Zealand’s University of Auckland have developed an ice cream with two active dairy ingredients that combine to address the unpleasant side effects of chemotherapy. The helpful treat, called ReCharge, is available in strawberry flavor and is being tested with cancer patients in six New Zealand cities.

]]> Cookbook Corner: Spice Dreams: Flavored Ice Cream And Other Frozen Treats http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=95610 Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:20 GMT http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=95610 Cookbook Corner: Spice Dreams: Flavored Ice Cream And Other Frozen TreatsCookbook Corner: Spice Dreams: Flavored Ice Cream And Other Frozen Treats: In a last, desperate bid to cling to summer, this week we are once again focusing on ice cream.Portland's ice cream shops have gotten a lot of attention this year, particularly for their innovative flavors that take liberties with basil, chiles and other ingredients our taste buds aren't used to experiencing with a mouthful of cold treat.

Hey, kids, now you can try this at home.

Sara Engram and Katie Luber, founders of the Baltimore-based organic spice company the Seasoned Palate, share their recipes for frozen concoctions such as chile-lemongrass ice cream and mango sorbet with cumin and cinnamon in their new book,  "Spice Dreams: Flavored Ice Cream and Other Frozen Treats" (Andrews McMeel, $16.99).

Sure, some of the flavor combos sound a little, um, challenging. The pink grapefruit-tarragon sorbet and the chocolate ice cream with cumin and fennel may be acquired tastes. (The authors claim the sorbet makes a great palate cleanser.

]]> Exploring a summer love of ice cream http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=94152 Mon, 2 Aug 2010 08:45 GMT http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=94152 It started with vanilla, as I’m sure it always does. So pure, so simple, just some cream, milk, sugar, vanilla — almost instant happiness. There’s just something about summer that intensifies the joys of ice cream. Yes, we can savor a scoop or two at any time of the year, but given the bounty of summer flavors, some of us get the urge to experiment with unexpected ingredients.

Armed with my sturdy little Cuisinart ice cream maker, I did just that during a span of several recent days. We traveled a sweet and savory path, the ice cream maker and I, and although it was a wonderful ride for the most part, we did run into an unexpected rocky road. But with my candy-laden tendencies, the journey began with blissful flavors.

]]> STRAWBERRY GOAT CHEESE ICE CREAM http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=93309 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:46 GMT http://onlyicecream.com/article.asp?articleid=93309 STRAWBERRY GOAT CHEESE ICE CREAM

» 2 pounds strawberries
» 3/4 cup sugar (separated 1/4 cup and 1/2 cup)
» 1 cup whole milk
» 1 cup heavy cream
» 6 egg yolks
» 2-3 oz. mild goat cheese

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