Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Maola Strawberry Milk


I haven't been able to regularly buy the very tasty Promised Land Dairy Strawberry milk since Hannaford (and several other places?) stopped carrying it. I can get it from Stop & Shop or Wegman's (or maybe not?), but that's too much effort most of the time. I tried replacing with TruMoo strawberry milk but that stuff is awful. I thought all hope was lost until I was at Market Basket and found...

Maola Strawberry Milk

This stuff is good! It's not as thick as Promised Land, but that's because they seem to use less food science to thicken it up. Technically PLD uses strawberry concentrate while Maola uses "natural flavor", but Maola does say that the natural flavor is derived from real strawberries. I think the Maola nutrition facts are better too (less added sugar, less added sodium, less fat).

I only bought one quart the first time I found it, but made sure to buy two the second time. Has anyone else discovered this? It's definitely an east coast thing as they are headquartered in Virginia.

Side note: An instagram commenter did mention that their is an orange cream flavor that's good as well. I tried digging and found this announcement saying that they have 1% milk for schools in the limited flavors of orange cream, vanilla cream, and cookies & cream. I wish we had those kinds of fun flavors back in the day!

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Ben & Jerry's Razz Up Ice Cream


[New for May 2026, renamed in August 2026, Finally found in mid Oct 2026] 
So this flavor combo was announced back in May, we almost tried it at our local scoop shop back in July, and now it's got a new name to infuriate people who are overly bothered by two old dudes who like ice cream. May I jestfully present:

Ben & Jerry's Razz Up Ice Cream
formerly "Black Raspberry Fudge Chunk"
black raspberry ice cream with raspberry swirls & crackling fudge chunks

Sunday, October 18, 2026

DQ Mystery Blizzard Buddies


[New for Fall 2026] So there was an image circulating on social media that my wife sent to me, and it showed five very cute Kawaii Blizzard Buddies and I thought "this is gonna be awesome". 

Not too long after that, we started seeing pictures of the real things and my urge to rush to DQ was greatly diminished.

We were finally in the mood for DQ, and because we didn't want to completely miss out on these, we headed out to pick up some blizzards and....

Blenda the Dairy Queen Blizzard Buddy

Friday, October 16, 2026

New City Microcreamery Tiramisu Ice Cream


One more NCM pint courtesy of our daughter. We've tried several others, so now it's time to try...

New City Microcreamery Tiramisu Ice Cream
mascarpone ice cream with espresso syrup soaked cookies and swirls of espresso cream

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Bettergoods Seasonal Ice Cream Bites


[New for Fall 2026] You've probably noticed that I am far less willing to buy snacks that I'm not sure I will eat, but darn it, I just can't resist bringing both of these homes at $5.47 a piece. Which will I crack open first? Or will I just open them both now? Yeah... it's probably going to be both now. Let's open up...

Bettergoods Peppermint Ice Cream Bites
Bettergoods Hot Cocoa Ice Cream Bites

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Wendy's Frosty Frights Part III


[New for September 2026] Why yes, my beloved Frosty Frights have returned for a third year! Woohoo!! I definitely had my favorites when I first saw the announcement on social media, but now that I have the main lineup in my possession (thanks to my wife), I think they're all great additions to the lineup.

Wendy's Frosty Frights - Part III

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Blue Chip Creamery Life is Short(cake)


I've been mixing Market Basket back into my grocery trips and while I tend not to buy ice cream there (because people love leaving the doors open there), I couldn't help but buy a....

Blue Chip Creamery Life is Short(cake) Ice Cream Sandwich
strawberry ice cream between two sugar cookies

Monday, October 5, 2026

Jeni's Frosted Sugar Cookie Ice Cream


[New for 4/14/2026] I knew I wanted to bring back something different from the grocery stores today, but who knew which lone pint would be worthy of the "swell" ride home (aka in the pint cooler). Wegman's? tempting but no. Price Chopper? Nah. Whole Foods? Ok, we have a few options... wait, these Jeni's pints say new. I don't know if they are new new, but I need to buy one of those, right? Ok, let's bring home a $8.99 pint of....

Jeni's Frosted Sugar Cookie Ice Cream
buttery sugar cookie custard with cake-like cookies and pink cream cheese frosting