C is for Cookie...

...that's good enough for me! Oh man, I think my brain is about to explode ...yet I just took another bite. I cant remember the last time i ate something this chocolatey. Weeeeeeee! round and round the brain goes. It's a giant, thick, chocolate cookie that melts in your mouth as you eat it. Tastes like your eating melted chocolate chips. One of the benefits of having a company meeting at lunch time. Most of the cookies were regular chocolate chip, but I snagged the last chocolate chocolate chip one.


There are about 3 bites left ....not sure I'm going to make it.....

oooooo .....think i need to go for a walk to clear my head....

shame to waste .....man that was a good cookie

Friendly's Sundae to Go: Reese's Pieces Sundae

I'm a big fan of going to Friendly's. The food may be awful, but the sundaes always hit the spot, so to be fair, I picked up two more Sundaes To-Go this weekend. I've got a sandwich for lunch, so there was plenty of room to shove my lunchbag full of ice packs (5 to be precise), and bring the sundaes in. I actually made it past 10:30 before opening one of them up.

Friendly's Sundae to Go: Reese's Pieces

vanilla ice cream topped with fudge, peanut butter sauce, and reeese's pieces candy

Breyer's Double Churn Chocolate Cookies & Cream A Fat Free Ice Cream Rescooped

DISCONTINUED

As you may remember, I was fortunate enough to receive a shipment of some new no/low fat treats from Unilver (Breyer's, Popsicle, Klondike, etc). Unfortunately, the -100 degree dry ice was not gentle on the Fat Free Cookies & Cream. The cookie pieces became hard as rocks and made judgement of the ice cream very difficult.

Yesterday after the cleaning, I finally picked up a fresh container. I've been dieing for some good chocolate ice cream all week long. So, we went with the early afternoon ice cream break yesterday. I dig in and am shocked by what I discover. Nope, not more hard frozen chunks, those are fine now. Actually, I'm shocked by the flavor of ice cream itself. Funny, I didn't really notice it last time, the rocks must have distracted me. It totally has that no fat funk to it.

I'm sure I will still eat it, especially since I try not to load up on the high-fat stuff right before bed. Something like this can be a no fat alternative, at least til I pick up a better tasting low-fat alternative.

On Second Scoop: or would that be fourth scoop? anyway, yeah, the fat free funk is unavoidable. It's not awful, but I just can't recommend it. I'll stick with the low-fat Breyer's instead.

Nutrition: 110/0/3/3
Original Review

State of the Freezer Address

Wow, it's been a fast six months! Life really does go faster as you get older. The good news is this post is #146!! Ok, technically I had hoped to make it to 150, but hey, I'm still pretty close.


The big question is: After six months, how is the freezer holding up? Well, there was an incident about 10 days ago. We got home from shopping and there was no more room in the freezer. Food was literally falling out onto the floor. We had to make something for lunch just to make room for the new stuff. I realized it was time for a change. I've been slowly cleaning out the freezer, and then yesterday and today I REALLY cleaned out the freezer. Out goes the pumpkin pie (even my daughter didn't really like it, and she loves all ice cream). Out goes the Stone Ridge Creamery black raspberry (why eat it when I have the Turkey Hill Black Raspberry to enjoy). Out goes some home made stuff (can't save it forever). I let my daughter polish off the rest of the cake batter and she really enjoyed it (I had forgotten how good it smells when it's gotten a little soft, made me want to bake a cake). Oh yeah, tossed out the old skinny cow ice cream sandwiches (still have the box though, it holds all the treats of the week). Ok, you get the idea.

Does all this cleaning mean I've given up? NO WAY! Fear not fellow ice cream lovers. After cleaning, we went right to Shaw's and stocked up with 3 fresh containers of ice cold goodiness. I also picked up two more of those little Friendly's Sundae Cups (on sale ofcourse). That puts us at 5 containers total plus a box full of a variety of treats. I have no plans on slowing down anytime soon. In fact, I really hope everyone will consider sharing an opinion now and then. Whether we agree or disagree, I'm more than happy to hear your take on a flavor or tasty treat.

In closing, I hope everyone is enjoying the blog. My main goal continues to be to inspire you to take a nice relaxing ice cream break. If you have any thoughts, questions, comments, ideas, disagreements or anything else, just send an email to onsecondscoop at gmail dot com. Have a good night everybody!

When exactly is "too early"?

I am a very big proponent of a nice healthy breakfast. Two smaller breakfasts also work. Case in point, I get very cranky if I don't get my morning OJ as soon as I wake up. I may have a little something with it like a piece of toast. I go get ready for work and then I come grab my real breakfast. It could be cereal, something toasted, or something from the freezer, it all depends how quickly I'm trying to get out the door. Well, at 6 AM I wanted something from the freezer, and it wasn't waffles.

At first I thought I wanted a Milky Way, not sure why, I think because it's been so long. Then I realized I was dieing for one of those Breyer's Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches. It may have only been just after 6 AM, but it hit the spot! It was a great way to start my long commute. (The timing puts it way before my pre-8AM summertime snack)

I do have a confession to make though. Even with my well honed snacking skills, I still get thrown off by the over abundance of leftover Halloween candy. I try hard to pace myself, but for whatever reason, that Milky Way was still calling from my snack drawer a few hours later. I ate it about 15 minutes ago and regret it. I should have waited.

Nestle Crunch Loaded Ice Cream Bar

You know, I've always wondered what frozen cardboard would taste like. Honestly, the NEW! King Size Nestle Crunch Loaded vanilla ice cream bar looks way better than it tastes. I didn't see how I could go wrong with "crunchy bits inside and out!". Well, you go wrong when those "crunchy" bits are awful.

Maybe I should put the disclaimer that this came from the same place as that Butterfinger Ice Cream Bar came from. Just like that bar, my treat is quite flavorless and underwhelming. Hmmm, date says best by 6/19/09. I guess these things just aren't that good.

Nutrition: 270/150-12/(1)/3
(doh, I thought it was 30%, not 60% on saturated fat)

Dubba's Galaxy Quest Ice Cream

GRRRRR, I'm angry 'cause I suck

I was really excited about this week's recipe. We have plenty of leftover Halloween candy, so I thought I really had a winner when I thought I could take a crack at making my own Milky Way ice cream. The secret to my confidence? I just bought some chocolate malt the other day, Ovaltine to be specific.

Dubba's Galaxy Quest Ice Cream Recipe

3 cups of fat free half & half

8 tbsp of Ovaltine

3/8 cup of dark brown sugar

1 chopped up (frozen) Milky Way

many squirts of Nesquik

It started off as 2 cups of half & half, and according to the directions, that meant 8 tablespoons of Ovaltine. We then dumped in the dark brown sugar and the milky way bits. We mixed it for a bit, then tried it and the malt flavor was way too strong. More half & half went in, and then into the Ice-20. Still too strong, more half & half goes in and then I started squirting in the Nesquik. Oh, the malt flavor just won't go away. I know it's too late, but I go for more Nesquik (and now I need to buy more). I really really wish I had some fresh caramel for this one.

the final result is unamusing, at least to my palette. The malt is way too powerful. I wanted to go way more mild then this. As I finished, I did start to wonder if some marshmallow would balance it out, but it was too late to mix it in. The milky way chunks are also very tiny and don't add much.

Well, there's going to have to be a sequel to this Galaxy Quest, one with a happy ending and way less Malt. I think a 1 tbsp to 1 cup of liquid might be a good starting spot. If you've never seen the real Galaxy Quest with Tim Allen and a bunch of others, check it out next time it's on TBS or one of the other channels.

On Second Scoop: Sitting in the freezer has actually mellowed the flavor a bit. I still don't like it, but it is more tolerable. It also seems to have frozen better than in the past, which can only be thanks to these funky food storage containers my wife picked up. They are made my Ball.

Edy's Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Review

why o why must i do these things to myself. I saw Edy's Pumpkin Pie (frozen dairy dessert) the other day and I knew I had to give it a try. It seemed like a noble enough idea, but deep down my instincts knew it just wasn't going to work for me.

Well ...it doesn't work for me. The flavor is that of pumpkin as one would expect, but why would i want this in an ice cream? I love pumpkin pie, chilled ofcourse, but I just don't like this. Maybe I'm just lost without the crust. (Ok, the somewhat rubbery texture doesn't help either)

I tried it with chocolate sauce (nesquik) but it didn't add anything. So, I decided to try some butterscotch (the caramel I had went bad). BIG mistake. HUGE. Ginormous. The butterscotch brought out the worst in the ice cream. Not sure what it reacted with, but it was absolutely awful. I had to instantly wash it down with some pretzels. Be careful with this one!

On Second Scoop: I tried to have some more but I just don't enjoy this flavor at all. I also got the word in from the roving reporters ...I'm not alone on my diagnosis.

Nutrition: 120/35/0/1