Nosh or Not? Smearcase FroCo

[New for 2024] By any chance do you remember when Nick tried a few pints of gelato from the Fresh Market grocery store? Well, we had stopped at the Qdoba in Mansfield when I noticed some random stores in the back part of the plaza. I decided to drive through when I noticed a Fresh Market grocery store! Apparently Fresh Market came to the area in 2024, which was the same year that this debuted:

Smearcase Froco

frozen dairy dessert powered by cottage cheese

DQ Caramel Apple Cheesecake Blizzard

[New for August 2026] Geez, DQ is busting out five new blizzard flavors in the span of 3 months? That's pretty cool right, especially considering that the last 3 three new blizzards I tried were all pretty meh. Anyway, I've got four options to try, but I thinking I'm going to go with the brandy new August blizzard of the month...

Dairy Queen Caramel Apple Cheesecake Blizzard

sweet caramel apple topping swirled with cheesecake pieces in vanilla softserve

Muddy Bites Salted Caramel Shortbread Cookie Cones

[New for 2026] Why yes, I do have one more Muddy Bites review for you that has been in the cabinet for several weeks.... actually should probably say months now..... let's open a bag of....

Muddy Bites Salted Caramel Shortbread Cookie Cones

(buttery cookie cone filled with salted caramel)

Nosh or Not? Nut-Rolled Chipwich

[Announced Feb 2026] At the beginning of April, I noticed the first nut covered Chipwich but didnt see the second one until just the other day! May I finally introduce...

Vanilla Chocolate Almond Chipwich

vanilla ice cream between double chocolate chip cookies, rolled in glazed almond pieces

Brown Butter Pecan Chipwich

sweet cream ice cream between brown butter cookies, rulled in glazed pecan pieces

I think I'd want to try the pecan one first, though I do prefer the almond's sale price.

What do you think? Would you nosh one or both or neither?

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Canton Creamery Cookie Dough M&M

Who is Canton Creamery? Well, for starters, it's Canton, CT, not Canton, MA, and this is their website (which could use a bit of work to be honest). They are available at Big Y stores, which is where I found me a pint of....

Canton Creamery Cookie Dough M&M Ice Cream

(no description on pint or website)

Nosh or Not? Fried Chicken Ice Cream

We were zipping through Shaw's this weekend when I spied this on the endcap freezer.

Icenova Fried Chicken Ice Cream

vanilla ice cream - chocolate bone - crunchy crumble

Happy (Belated) National Ice Cream Day

I first mentioned Flannel Cow Creamery back in July 2024 after a glowing recommendation from my coworker. Since then, it has become our favorite place to get ice cream (despite being a solid 45+ minutes from home). 

Well, it was National Ice Cream Day yesterday, so we headed out to the momentarily unbusy Flannel Cow and tried...

Flannel Cow Triple Threat Ice Cream

chocolate ice cream with brownie bits and chocolate chips

Ben & Jerry's Non-Dairy Key Lime Pie

[New for 2026] While doublechecking that my local scoop shop still had the new Black raspberry flavor, I noticed the brandy new Key Lime Pie flavor! I was a big fan of the 2012 version, so why not grab a scoop of...

Ben & Jerry's Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert with Thick Graham Cracker Swirls