Today, August 2nd, is National Ice Cream Sandwich day. An ice cream sandwich is simple – ice cream sandwiched between two cookies or wafers.
I like frozen already prepared ice cream sandwiches, but I don’t buy them very often. Instead, I bake my own cookies. My family likes a Chocolate Chip cookie, Vanilla ice cream combo, but don’t limit yourself.
 A couple other combos we’ve tried include Chocolate ice cream with a crisp Peanut Butter cookie or a cinnamin Oatmeal cookie with French Vanilla ice cream in the center.
You can fancy them up by rolling the ice cream sides in crushed nuts …read more

One of my favorite things about summer is the food. I love that things are kept light and easy, and I especially like that it’s acceptable to have ice cream as much as possible!

To take it further than that, my favorite ice cream treats are ice cream sandwiches. I love how portable they are, I love that they usually taste pretty good, and I love that not only can you quickly grab a box at the store, but you can make your own if the mood strikes. They hit the spot whether you want a snack at mid-day or an …read more

It’s, well, really hot outside! I don’t like to complain about the heat because I know it gets old: Yeah, we live in the desert southwest so of course it’s going to be unbearable, why bother getting wound up about it, you know?
So we find ways to beat the heat, and easily one of our most favorites are turning regular snacks into “cool” snacks. One of my girls’ favorites are fruit skewers. Using whatever fruit we have my husband or I will cut it into chunks, skewer it, and then place it in the freezer for about half an hour, …read more