Note to self: Go to Dee Dee’s. Note to Alison: Sussex Ice Cream when you’re in NB (if you haven’t already). Come to think of it, they got big enough to sell pints in Sobeys so maybe it’s down there, too.)
As vegans, we don't eat dairy at all, but we like ice cream at times. The best solution for us was to get a Ninja Cremi and make our own. (Which takes the fun out of looking at a menu and deciding which flavour appeals to your mood at the moment.) Also: good on you for seeking out therapy! 😊
I do like the So Delicious cashew ice cream flavours - the best vegan ones I store, IMO. I’d love to get an ice cream maker but we love ice cream too much!
Oh Alison, you write so beautifully, even when the subject matter is a tough one. Another terrific read - and you've got me wanting ice cream! I love that you have options open to you despite your intolerance to lactose.
When I was little, at the ice cream van I would always opt for a choc-ice or an orange-flavoured ice lolly instead of a tall swirl of that vegetable-oil-based soft-serve on a 'standard' wafer cornet. I HATED the cornets, with their nasty, dusty flavour and, if you were very unlucky and got one which had been stored for months, the chewy texture of cardboard.
When I first visited Germany as a teenager I was absolutely blown away by the quality of the ice cream - the variety was amazing, and the waffle cones delicious. I must have tried out every three-scoop combination - my favourite was a stack of dark chocolate, cherry, then yoghurt. First the acid tang of the yoghurt merging into the strong cherry flavour, which went so beautifully with that last scoop of chocolate.
Note to self: Go to Dee Dee’s. Note to Alison: Sussex Ice Cream when you’re in NB (if you haven’t already). Come to think of it, they got big enough to sell pints in Sobeys so maybe it’s down there, too.)
I’ll be looking when I go there next!
As vegans, we don't eat dairy at all, but we like ice cream at times. The best solution for us was to get a Ninja Cremi and make our own. (Which takes the fun out of looking at a menu and deciding which flavour appeals to your mood at the moment.) Also: good on you for seeking out therapy! 😊
I do like the So Delicious cashew ice cream flavours - the best vegan ones I store, IMO. I’d love to get an ice cream maker but we love ice cream too much!
Oh Alison, you write so beautifully, even when the subject matter is a tough one. Another terrific read - and you've got me wanting ice cream! I love that you have options open to you despite your intolerance to lactose.
When I was little, at the ice cream van I would always opt for a choc-ice or an orange-flavoured ice lolly instead of a tall swirl of that vegetable-oil-based soft-serve on a 'standard' wafer cornet. I HATED the cornets, with their nasty, dusty flavour and, if you were very unlucky and got one which had been stored for months, the chewy texture of cardboard.
When I first visited Germany as a teenager I was absolutely blown away by the quality of the ice cream - the variety was amazing, and the waffle cones delicious. I must have tried out every three-scoop combination - my favourite was a stack of dark chocolate, cherry, then yoghurt. First the acid tang of the yoghurt merging into the strong cherry flavour, which went so beautifully with that last scoop of chocolate.
Thanks Rebecca! I now want to try to replicate that stack of ice cream, someone around here must have flavours close enough!