State of the Freezer Address - 16 Years!

It's hard to believe, but the blog is now old enough to apply for a learner's permit! Alright, let's talk about what's in the freezers and then we'll go from there.

So here is the upstairs (kitchen) freezer right now. Tillamook has become our default ice cream these days, because it's actual ice cream. There's a container of Strawberry Tillamook behind the cookie dough.

There's actually five non-dairy pints in the upstairs freezer right now. Two are for my son (like the chocolate sorbetto), and then the others are for the blog. He's still not really in to frozen treats, but we keep them around for when the mood strikes.

The Haagen-Dazs was an on sale treat (because this is still my favorite non-seasonal flavor from them). As for the Edy's, I feel bad about how they are kind of a non-factor these days, though maybe it's better in other parts of the country. Hopefully the churro flavor is at least amusing.

Downstairs used to be where I hid all the good stuff, but all too often now, it's just a limbo for ice cream. On the left (in plastic), are two pints from Jeni's (from last year), and the plastic wrapped pint on the right is the mango lime flavor from Cold Case ice cream. It's a bit embarrassing, but I just don't have that drive to cycle through flavors like I used to. Plus I don't have Nick or my daughter to help go through stuff, though there are a few containers hiding on the other side of the freezer waiting for my daughter to get back from college.

Between being older (and less energetic), to finding less joy in what is offered these days, it's hard to churn through the reviews like I used to. I can still really enjoy an ice cream, but I feel like those freezer aisle powered moments are fewer and farther between then they used to be.

One thing I do do a lot of these days is mix my ice creams. I think I did it before my daughter started doing it these last few years, but I wonder if she kind of inspired me to do it more. I often do something like layer a Tillamook flavor with say a Ben & Jerry's flavor. One flavor can bring the texture while the other brings the flavor. In my mind, I wind up with something that reminds me of the better days of ice cream. I'm not saying that there isn't great ice cream out there, but you are less and less likely to find it in the ice cream aisle. Nope, still being too negative. How about this? Modern Premium ice cream is more like mainstream ice cream from 25 years ago, and mainstream ice cream is more like budget friendly ice cream from 25 years ago. 

The (funny?) thing about it is that it's all about perspective. A 20-something year old probably has a much different perspective than a 40-something year old. Heck, today's teens have always been exposed to frozen dairy dessert. Pop quiz: how many of you don't remember half gallons of ice cream? Scary thought for the rest of us, right? Now, get off my lawn!

Ha, just kidding! So what's in store for the next year? Who knows! I will try to keep up with posting once a week, but working from home will continue to cut in to what I can review. Me and the Mrs. have been mixing in more ice cream dates, but I know those local reviews are only so exciting (though I may mix them in on occasion). Oh, how does everyone feel about news only posts? I prefer to do reviews, but there are times when a news post makes more sense.

Alright, off I go. Have a nice weekend everyone!