Arby's Cookie Butter Shake

[New for Sept 2017] Dear Arby's, I'm going to keep this simple. Cookie butter is a very distinct flavor that is meant to be sweet and wonderful. Gingerbread flavor is not cookie butter flavor!

Arby's Cookie Butter Shake

"Indulgently sweet with cinnamon spice"

Marvel Defenders and The Nerd Lunch Episode 285

Bad news: new ice cream is still very hard to come by. Good news: I got the late call to come be part of the latest Nerd Lunch discussion. While I do love ice cream, it is nice to talk about other things too. In this particular episode, we talk about every season of the Netflix Marvel Defenders universe. As you might expect, there will be several spoilers on the show.

Alright, back on Thursday with a review of a fairly new treat, and then next week there will be a brandy new flavor on the blog, but I can't tell you what it is, 'cuz it's a secret!

Perry's Candy Bar Ice Cream

[New for 2017] When Perry's announced several new flavors in the spring, you might remember that they also sent over free samples and there is one in particular that I never reviewed. Well, I dug it out from it's hiding place, took it to work, and dug into the delightfully flavored....

Perry's Candy Bar Ice Cream

nougat ice cream with salty caramel swirls, peanuts, and fudge chunks

Trader Joe's Pumpkin Ginger Mini Ice Cream Cones

[New for Sept 2017] Did you know that Trader Joe's changed their "Hold the Cone" production company this summer? Instead of a 5.9oz 8-pack box coming from Germany, they are now a 7.9oz 8-pack coming from California. I didn't know until 30 seconds ago. I never got around to trying the old version, but when I saw these pop up on TIB today, I knew I should go shopping.

Trader Joe's Pumpkin Ginger Mini Ice Cream Cones

8 mini gingery cones filled with pumpkin ice cream
and white confectionery coating

Blue Bunny Chocolate Chip Cookie Bunny Snacks

["New" for 2017] I'll keep this quick because it's basically the same treat we know and enjoy, just without the stick. That's right, rather than have two novelties with sticks and two without, they yanked the stick out of their funwich and made it part of the "Bunny Snacks" line up.

Blue Bunny Chocolate Chip Cookie Bunny Snacks

chocolate chip cookie with vanilla reduced fat ice cream
dipped in chocolate flavored coating and chocolate chip cookie crunch

M&M's & The Nosh Show Episode 112

Hello Nosh Show Listeners! Episode 112 is live and ready for noshing, I mean listening.

The M&M we cover during the show is the White Pumpkin Pie M&M and it's a pretty good representation of pumpkin pie. My personal preference tells me it's a little heavy on the spice, but I give them a kudos for getting the flavor so close. I would definitely pick these up if you are interested (or if you were disappointed in last years version with milk chocolate).

I actually brought Cookies & Screeem M&M's as my back up snack for Nosh it Now. To keep it simple, I don't really like these, there's just something off about them. That said, they are still surprisingly easy to devour. I think my trouble is that they have that weird fake cookies & cream vibe to them, but it's still an M&M, so you keep going anyway.

Last up is the cheese pizza Cheez-its I try during Nosh it Now. I don't love them but don't hate them either. I had some more over the weekend and they aren't bad bad but I don't see repurchasing them. Ryan brought the nacho variety to NiN so they're plenty of Cheez-it recap at the end of the show. Alright, have a good week everyone.

DQ Best Chocolate Cake Blizzard

[Sept 2017] The new September 2017 blizzard of the month is here along side the returning pumpkin blizzard and now it's time to dig in.

Dairy Queen Best Chocolate Cake Blizzard

with chocolate cake pieces, fudge frosting and choco chunks

Blue Bell announces new flavor Pink Camo 'n Cream!

Camo ’n Cream is back, and the flavor is bringing a friend – Pink Camo ’n Cream

BRENHAM, Texas, September 7, 2017 - The newest flavor from Blue Bell Ice Cream is guaranteed to stand out in the ice cream aisle, despite its camouflage pattern. That’s right, the 110-year-old ice cream company is introducing a sidekick to last year’s popular Camo ’n Cream Ice Cream with its new Pink Camo ’n Cream Ice Cream.

Pink Camo ’n Cream is a tasty combination of Strawberry Ice Cream, Milk Chocolate Ice Cream and a cream cheese ice cream swirled together in a camouflage pattern.

“Our Camo ’n Cream was inspired by the camouflage design you see on just about everything,” said Carl Breed, executive director of marketing for Blue Bell. “The flavor sold very well and we knew we were onto something. Pink camouflage is popular too, so we thought why not create an ice cream in this color pattern? We swapped the Pistachio Almond Ice Cream for Strawberry Ice Cream and Pink Camo ’n Cream was created.”

The flavor that started it all, Camo ’n Cream Ice Cream, is a combination of Pistachio Almond, Milk Chocolate and cream cheese ice creams. Some consumers have been intrigued by the cream cheese ice cream.  By itself, it is sweet and many times served with strawberries or other fruits to enhance its flavor. And, it complements other ice creams like Strawberry, Milk Chocolate and Pistachio Almond.

Pink Camo ’n Cream and Camo ’n Cream are both available in limited quantities in the half gallon and pint sizes. For more information about Blue Bell and for a list of flavors now available in stores visit www.bluebell.com.

Dubba note: I'm posting news in the main feed now but reviews will always take precedence.

Gelato Fiasco first to tease 2018 flavor line up

The process from flavor creation to being on a freezer aisle shelf is a long ordeal, and in the past, I've joked about who will be first to release news about their next year's line up. Well, for 2018, Gelato Fiasco gets the early announcement prize as they teased six potential flavors on Instagram on Thursday night. (I took notes ofcourse!)

Sunken Treasure: brown butter gelato, salty pretzel booty, fudge bits, swirl
Bourbon Butter Pecan: butter pecan gelato, nip of bourbon, buttered pecans
Deep Maine Woods: chocolate gelato, smoky caramel swirl, honeycomb candy
Double Caramel Cookies & Cream: caramel gelato, salted caramel swirl, chocolate cookies
Doughing Me, Doughing You: peanut butter cookie dough, chocolate chip dough, brownie dough (& fudge truffles)
A Big 'Ole Peanut Butter Pint: salted creamy peanut butter base, rippled peanut butter swirl, chopped chocolate peanut butter cups

Could there be other flavors? Maybe!  Am I excited? Ofcourse I am! If you are a fan of Gelato Fiasco, how would you rank this lineup? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.

2018 Foot Note: All nutty flavors reviewed here

Baskin-Robbins Belgian Waffle Ice Cream

[Sept 2017] There's a flavor of the month with "Waffle" in the name? Just let me check the calendar, yup, it's clear now. To the lunchmobile!

Baskin-Robbins Belgian Waffle Ice Cream

Belgian waffle pieces, praline pecans and a caramel ribbon
in maple praline flavored ice cream

Hood Snickerdoodle Dandy Ice Cream

[Limited, new for 2017] Freezer aisle.... so slow.... must.... find.... new... products... ok, I guess this budget ice cream will do. Sure it's "limited", but I still find a container 6 months after the first time I saw it. Let's see if we can do a quick review.

Hood Snickerdoodle Dandy Ice Cream

artificially flavored vanilla light ice cream
with cinnamon swirl and snickerdoodle cookie pieces

Apple Pie Oreos & The Nosh Show Ep. 111

Hey Nosh Show Listeners! Episode 111 is live and ready to brighten up your long Labor Day weekend. One of the things we talk about is techniques for tracking down new products like the new Apple Pie Oreos. As you can see below, the discussion paid off.

Apple Pie Oreos

Gelati Da returns with new 4oz offerings

Do any of you remember Gelati Da? I tried it way back in 2009 and then Nick tried their product in 2012. One of the reasons that we haven't covered them further is because they took a break from the retail game, but they are back now with some crazy flavors to get your attention.

Nick (yes, that Nick) was talking with Gelati Da the other day and got the heads up about Gelati Da being back. I liked to try and rank their 12 current flavors from classic to crazy:

Cioccolata (Italian-style milk chocolate), Coffee Fudge Latte, Chocolate Mint Milano, Red Raspberry, Strawberry Balsamic, Limoncello (not tart!), Vanilla Marsala (a hint of real Marsala wine), Amaretto Chocolate (includes hazelnut & apricot),  Strawberry Lychee, Cherry Anise (so some licorice flavor), Cherry Jalapeno, and Mango Wasabi.

That list gets pretty crazy right? The first half is fine, but you have to give them props for going out on a limb with the second half. So what do you think of that line up? And what do you think about the 4oz serving size? Share your thoughts in the comments!