On Friday we visited Tangram Creamery. Their langues de chat ice cream cones were too intriguing to pass up. Langues de chat are thin buttery cookies (a little bit like tuile), often sandwiching a layer of chocolate. As an ice cream cone, they were perfect. While Tangram’s ice cream was great (I had vanilla bean),…
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The Prettiest of Ice Creams
There’s something about getting ice cream on Friday nights that makes me so happy. When Stella was still around, Friday evenings were often spent either at Rocky Point or at Steveston, where we would grab ice cream (double chocolate raspberry at Rocky Point, vanilla bean gelato at Steveston) after she was done running along the…
Ice Cream Cravings
I was sitting in a tax class this morning, and all I could focus on was my giant ice cream craving. It was raining out and all I wanted was to be in bed, Stella next to me, with a pint of Rain or Shine’s vanilla. It’s creamy, speckled with vanilla bean, and I just…
And I’m Done
Mental and physical exhaustion was a recurring theme throughout this particular round of exams, and I couldn’t be happier to finally be done. I fly home on Thursday and my Christmas can finally start. The buche de noel (milk chocolate caramel & vanilla this year) has been ordered and the gifts are ready to be…
Screamers
Screamers are my latest obsession. A genius combination of vanilla soft-serve and a slushy of your choice, they embody everything good in a creamsicle, minus the sticky drippy mess that ensues when it’s a warm day and you don’t eat it up fast enough. I can’t believe I just discovered this. My mom and I…
Ice Cream Sandwiches Take Six: Chocolate Arts
Today I tried Chocolate Arts’ ice cream sandwich creations: chocolate and strawberry. The first is a smooth chocolate ice cream sandwiched between flourless chocolate cookies, and the second is an organic strawberry ice cream sandwiched between chewy shortbread with a chocolate drizzle. The chocolate I thought was good, but nothing special. I really liked the…
Ice Cream Sandwiches Take Four: After the Doctor
Stella had to see Dr. Maja this morning for a follow-up (we’re dealing with a particularly stubborn round of allergies), and afterward she always gets a walk and a treat for being a little trooper. Going to the vet has become a much more pleasant experience for us since we started seeing Dr. Maja (Healing…
Rocky Point Ice Cream
Rocky Point Ice Cream has been undergoing renovations for awhile, and had a little Scooper truck going in the meantime. Unfortunately, the truck was never around when we were, so you can imagine how happy we are that the renovations are finally over and the little shop finally open, scooping cones in myriad hand-crafted flavours…
Sunday walk + ice cream
Long mid-morning walks are my favourite way to end off a weekend. They give me a chance to collect my thoughts, and move into the right state of mind to deal with inevitable Monday. The fact that we have sprung forward, as per daylight savings won’t make getting up tomorrow morning any easier. Stella and…
Chilly Goodness
Today was another beautiful and atypical Vancouver winter morning, so I took Stella to Trout Lake. It’s one of her favourite places, there are lots of dogs and people to say hi to. And I love it because it’s only a few minutes from the Woodland Smokehouse & Commissary, where Peckinpah (Carolina-style barbeque) smokes their…
Pup & Grub 