07 Tuesday Oct 2014
Posted in beverages, desserts, love to cook
When I discovered today was National Frappe Day I smiled out loud. It’s been years since I’ve had a frappe, yet a familiar fondness remains. I’ve shared before that I grew up just a corn field away from an iconic New England Ice Cream Shop. The very place I discovered my love for Dusty Miller Sundaes and Malted Peach Frappes.
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26 Monday May 2014
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, love to cook
It all boils down to this. When I was 11 I would collect change until I saved up $1.25. Then it was out the back door, over the stone wall, past the corn fields to Silver Ranch. I would step up to the window and order a Dusty Miller Sundae. Continue reading »
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14 Sunday Oct 2012
Posted in desserts, love to cook
I’ve been racking my brain this week trying to envision some Outrageous Fair Food Creation that hasn’t been done. The beauty of the Internet is with the click of a button you can indeed confirm that most everything you can imagine has already been deep fried and served on a stick. But I think I may have an original, inspired by my favorite childhood treat…a Dusty Miller Sundae…vanilla ice cream, hot fudge sauce, generous sprinkling of malted milk powder, topped with whipped cream. A ‘treat’ would imply it didn’t happen often, however I was fortunate in that I grew up just across the cornfield from Silver Ranch, home of the Dusty Miller and so much more.
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