Who wouldn't want this tomorrow after gorging themselves with turkey? Freshly baked, warm apple pie topped with APPLE PIE ICE CREAM!! O...
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Memory is a strange thing. For years I’ve been obsessed with a chocolate brownie ice cream that I ate when growing up in Houston. It was mad...
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I decided that with Mother's Day on the horizon I would surprise my mother with a treat, so I decided to try something that my mom woul...
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Want fried ice cream without the hassle of setting up the deep fryer, worrying about your ice cream melting and with limited steps? I've...
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We bought some of the most flavorful cantaloupe at the Farmer's Market the other weekend. I love buying fresh produce from the market to...
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You know how they say that you and your partner sort of become "one" once you get married? Well Chris and I are beyond that. We li...
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First, let me say that it’s not my usual style to eat a whole pint of ice cream in one sitting, let alone contemplate how long it would take...
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Howdy from Texas! I’ll be here for the next week speaking and signing before I head to Richmond, Virginia for the Mid-Atlantic Food Writer’...
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This month's Secret Recipe Club assignment was Gloria's blog, Canela Kitchen . One thing I absolutely love about her blog is that s...
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I go apple picking with my family every year, and since my due date is towards the end of September this year (which is when we normally go)...
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New York has changed a lot since I moved here. While the city will always have its challenges, the living has become a bit easier in the pas...
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If your mom is anything like my mom, then she probably loves avocadoes. While everyone in my family enjoys this tropical fruit, I most ident...
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What's your favorite ice cream? For most of my life, mine's been coffee . But when I was a teenager, two flavors—mint chocolate chip...
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This pecan-peach ice cream is a mistake. A delicious mistake that turned out just dandy in the end, but still, it doesn’t quite fit in with ...
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For some reason, I have it in my head that strawberries should arrive here in New York by early May. But these past few weeks, every time I’...
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I didn’t think I liked cantaloupe. I know, I know, how can this be? Texas is famous for its cantaloupes, especially Pecos cantaloupes, which...
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I missed the bluebonnets this year. This makes me sad as I understand it was a banner year for our state flower. But I do have a few trips t...
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I have a confession. I’ve never had the pleasure of eating Blue Bell’s Banana Pudding ice cream. I’m not sure why. After all, I love banana ...
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I was talking to my grandmother the other day, and she mentioned that she had just eaten a peach from her tree. “It was a perfect peach,” sh...
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The other night I was craving an ice-cream sandwich. Not just any ice-cream sandwich, mind you, I was craving a Big Wheel. As I walked home ...
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