Entries Tagged as 'ice cream'

Blue Marble Ice Cream

August 7th, 2009 · No Comments

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Blue Marble Ice Cream, Boreum Hill, Brooklyn

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Blue Marble Ice Cream, Boreum Hill, Brooklyn

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Butter Pecan Ice Cream :: Blue Marble Ice Cream, Boreum Hill, Brooklyn

Jeannette and Yvan picked came by and rolled us out of Peter Luger’s after our decadent steak lunch. We dropped Dallas off at the hotel, grabbed my luggage and were off. Yvan and Jeannette had not eaten yet, so I just visited with them while they tried some burgers at 5 Napkin, which is only 4 blocks from where I lived in Hell’s Kitchen. It was cool to see the old neighborhood again.

After lunch we went to Jeannette’s newest favorite ice cream shop. It wasn’t exactly nearby, so good thing we had the car so we could drive over to Boerum Hill to check out Blue Marble Ice Cream. We tried a few samples and both decided to get the Butter Pecan. I don’t usually like that flavor the most, but it was really good. Maybe I was channeling Jess. I think that’s one of her favorites and she couldn’t meet up with us, so I had to eat the ice cream for her. Or something.

Like Van Leeuwen’s the day before, Blue Marble’s ice cream is all organic and hormone-free. They source everything they sell and make sure it’s free trade. The containers were all very biodegradable, all that. Van Leeuwen’s, though, had a more elegant feel, if that is even possible for an ice cream truck, whereas Blue Marble’s decor was very rustic and earthy and farm-ish. Cozy. I liked it. And the ice cream was delicous!

After ice cream we hung around Jeannette & Yvan’s condo in Long Island City for a while. Then it was time for me to head to the airport. Short trip, but was good seeing friends. Hope I can go back soon!

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Lappert’s Ice Cream

July 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Usually Dallas and I spend the bulk of our Hawaiian vacations in Kauai, but this time we were only there for two days, one night. We stayed at the house he grew up in, sleeping in his childhood bedroom on his and his brother’s childhood beds.. which was.. interesting.

When we arrived in Lihue we ran some errands, went shopping at and around the Kukui Grove Shopping Center, and had lunch at Genki Sushi. Then we decided it was time to get going to Waimea, where we were staying. On the way I made Dallas stop in Hanapepe so we could get my favorite ice cream in the universe: Lappert’s Kauai Pie.

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My favorite flavor is Kauai Pie, which is Kona coffee ice cream swirled with chocolate fudge, coconut flakes, macadamia nuts and vanilla cake crunch. OMG. So good.

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Lappert’s ice cream is made right there in Hanapepe and the shop that we stopped at is the original. The ice cream is delicious. Dallas complained that it was expensive, which, it was, but this is a once a year (or more) kind of thing, so I don’t mind paying!

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Nut Cups: $1.00

April 19th, 2009 · 6 Comments

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Logan Square, Chicago

We’ve seen the ice cream truck come by on our street a fair amount already this “spring” on nicer days. Many times there’s also an old fashioned push cart with bells that goes down our street as well. If the truck or cart just goes by it’s not that bad.. but when they sit in front of the house, like they were when I took this photo, the loud ice cream truck music will drive you insane. Not to mention that you can’t hear the TV or anything. I wonder how much it will go by in the summer. There is a fire hydrant in front of our place, so I wonder if they’ll make it a regular stop.

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Lil’ Caboose Ice Cream

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments


Lil’ Caboose Ice Cream, South Yarmouth, Cape Cod

Kream ‘n Kone is also well known for their ice cream. We had dinner there and afterwards were so stuffed we couldn’t get ice cream. I don’t know why we thought that if we drove down the road for 5 minutes to South Yarmouth then we’d be hungry for ice cream. We went to Lil’ Caboose, a place that Jess used to go to growing up. This is the smallest sized ice cream I could get. It’s one scoop of lobster tracks (like moose tracks but with lobster-colored chips in it) and one scoop of some sort of triple chocolate. I ate maybe a third of this. SO stuffed.

After ice cream we went home to clean up our rental house. I was up til all hours doing laundry. The next morning we stopped over at Jess’s grandpa’s house to say goodbye and then drove back to New Jersey. Vacation over. Wah!

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Joe’s Birthday Dinner

July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment


Caprese Salad, South Yarmouth, Cape Cod


Joe, Jessica, Jane :: South Yarmouth, Cape Cod

Last week was Joe, Jessica’s dad’s birthday. This week he and Jessica’s mom, Jane, are visiting on the Cape, so one night we invited them to our house for dinner. Jess, Julie and I served a homemade cucumber, yogurt, dill dip with vegetables, hummus and a cheese plate for appetizers. Then we made turkey burgers like we had the other night, grilled vegetables, corn on the cob, and grilled chicken for dinner. Julie made a caprese salad with fresh basil we got from Jess’s uncle, fresh mozzarella and tomatoes. Jane also brought a tasty potato salad – secret ingredient: bacon. Everything was delicious. For birthday dessert we had a Dairy Queen ice cream cake. YUM.

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