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Ben+Jerrys. Easy to eat from the tub while coding. Put some fruit in the bottom so it's "healthy". Combine with a can of Mt.Dew and some pic'n'mix sweets to ke

• silencio 18y ago
  I love ben and jerry's, but I'm also a huge fan of making my own ice cream. compared to ben and jerry's/haagen dazs/other "premium" ice cream brands, it's not much different in price, and homemade ice cream (and quiescently frozen confections and other such similar foods) has the fun twist of being able to easily add/change things to the ice cream recipe itself as you want, as opposed to waiting for that chunk of frozen solid store-bought ice cream to melt to edible softness then adding fruit in the bottom if you can even stand eating the ice cream in the first place. There's just something so satisfying and delicious about making your own that I only buy from the store when I can't make and store enough ice cream for a party. Here's two of my favorite recipes from my favorite David Lebovitz (he has the BEST ice cream recipes, I swear...): One for the coffee lovers: an espresso granita affogato (!) - http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2007/11/espresso_granit.html http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2007/11/espresso_grani... One for the chocolate lovers: no-machine-required chocolate ice cream - http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2007/11/the_easiest_cho.html http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2007/11/the_easiest_ch... And one I discovered today that I'm sorely tempted to try: absinthe ice cream - http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2009/05/absinthe_ice_cream.html http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2009/05/absinthe_ice_c...
  • axod 18y ago
    Definitely - good points. My wife actually bought me an ice cream maker for the above reasons. Hoping to start using it soon and see what I can create :)
    • silencio 18y ago
      Just wait until you make ice cream for other people. I've had friends ask why my mint, pistachio, and strawberry ice creams (among other flavors) were nearly white except for the pistachio and strawberry bits they found, because they were probably expecting it to be colored. It actually creeps me out to think about all the extra ingredients that go into commercial ice cream. It also amuses me to no end that haagen dazs is selling a new line of ice cream promising "all natural" ice cream with "only five ingredients". Anyway, off my soapbox. One great place to start is (in my opinion) Lebovitz's site, since he has a few good recipes and tips for making ice cream. There's also a ben and jerry's ice cream recipe book out there. And lastly, get ready to waste a lot of cream and eggs and sugar (in a good way), cause experimenting is fun and you'll want to for some exotic flavors. Also, if you have a maker with bowls that need frozen before use, be prepared to learn how to make ice cream without it as well - they work, but sometimes you just don't want to wait that long :P
• tome 18y ago
  Are you serious? Ben and Jerrys, Mountain Dew and pic'n'mix are some of the most unhealthy things you could possibly choose to eat. If I've missed the obvious irony, then sorry for the downvote.
  • axod 18y ago
    I was just bored with all the "I eat beans, tofu and organic rice" replies. If we weren't meant to eat Ice Cream by the tub, it wouldn't taste so damn good. It's science.
• granular 18y ago
  > Ben+Jerrys. Yup. I keep mine right in between the soda can cozy (keeps it cool) and the ash tray.