Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book

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All and all, not a bad book

Love this book!

Ben & Jerry's Ice CReam book

I'm in love @}->---

Homemade Ice Cream is just Minutes Away

Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book
Ben Cohen , Jerry Greenfield , and Nancy Stevens
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
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The Ultimate Ice Cream Book: Over 500 Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, Drinks, And More

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With little skill, surprisingly few ingredients, and even the most unsophisticated of ice-cream makers, you can make the scrumptious ice creams that have made Ben & Jerry's an American legend.

BEN & JERRY'S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM & DESSERT BOOK tells fans the story behind the company and the two men who built it-from their first meeting in 7th-grade gym class (they were already the two widest kids on the field) to their "graduation" from a $5.00 ice-cream-making correspondence course to their first ice-cream shop in a renovated gas station.

But the best part comes next. Dastardly Mash, featuring nuts, raisins, and hunks of chocolate. The celebrated Heath Bar Crunch. New York Super Fudge Chunk. Oreo Mint. In addition to Ben & Jerry's 11 greatest hits, here are recipes for ice creams made with fresh fruit, with chocolate, with candies and cookies, and recipes for sorbets, sundaes, and baked goods. The 90-plus authentic recipes are spiced with Lyn Severance's bright, quirky, full-color illustrations. Over 383,000 copies in print.

Customer Reviews:

All and all, not a bad book.......2007-10-01

The first time I tried a recipe out of this book, it was way too icy. The next time, I took the time to read the intro and all the technical information and the next batch of ice cream was way better. They tell you ways to make your ice cream more or less rich. I have only tried about 4 of the recipes but first time was the only time I was disappointed.

Love this book!.......2007-09-07

I love ice cream and I love this book. I have made three of the recipes so far and will try the fourth today. All have been scrumptious!

Ben & Jerry's Ice CReam book.......2007-08-20

I bought this to use with my new ice cream maker and love it! It gives a fun history of Ben & Jerry's plus some great recipes. If you have an ice cream maker, you need this book.

I'm in love @}->---.......2007-08-12

While I'm not the best cook in the world, even these recipes have turned out well for me. I love this book and now I'm hooked on trying out new flavours. They are easy to follow and definately great tasting and creamy. I love the Oreo Mint especially. When Summer rolls around here, I can't wait to try the sorbets. This is definately one of the best dessert books I've bought and you don't ever need to get bored with options when there is more than 90 recipes to try. Go get this and have fun in the kitchen. It's great.

Homemade Ice Cream is just Minutes Away.......2007-08-05

My favorite flavor of ice cream is Coconut Almond Chocolate Chunk from Ben & Jerry's; it's only available in their stores, and isn't expected to be available in grocery stores anytime soon. When I was on their web site, I discovered that they had published a cookbook that contained the recipes of most of the Ben & Jerry's flavors, so I immediately purchased it so I could make my favorite flavor at home.

This book is casual and fun. There are colorful drawings throughout, and the recipes are quick and easy. It looks almost like a children's cookbook, and is written so that anyone--child to adult--can understand and follow the recipes.

In addition to ice cream recipes, there are also recipes for refreshing sorbets--mostly fruit, but even one for beer sorbet, brownies--which can be used as an ingredient in ice cream or eaten alone, cookies for ice cream sandwiches, sundaes, sundae sauces, and a few specialty desserts. Every recipe I have tried so far from this book has been quick, easy, and good.

The book also has a history of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, helpful hints and notes on ice cream ingredients, and even a butterfat chart. This book contains a complete index, which is helpful when looking for specific items.

One thing that is missing from this book is a recipe for an old-fashioned cooked custard ice cream base; all of the recipes are uncooked. While the uncooked bases are good, it would have been nice to have at least one recipe for real custard. Also there are no photographs.

If you're interested in making ice cream fast, this is a great and inexpensive book. Even if you don't plan to use their recipes for your ice cream base, the book has lots of good ideas for flavoring and preparing ice cream. I would recommend this book as an addition to your cookbook library; it's a great excuse to purchase a new automatic ice cream maker and eat ice cream every day of the summer!

Relax Your Way to Thin! Hypnosis Weight Loss Motivation

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Very Soothing Voice and Music
Fantastic!
Didnt work
Very impressed!!
Amazing Changes!

Relax Your Way to Thin! Hypnosis Weight Loss Motivation
Beverly Hills Hypnosis , and Trevor H Scott
Manufacturer: Beverly Hills Therapy
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ASIN: 0976313820
Release Date: 2005-11-08

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Hypnosis Weight Loss. Fast - Easy - Effective!
Imagine craving salad instead of chocolate or an apple instead of ice cream simply by listening to this Hypnosis Weight Loss CD as you drift to sleep each night!
Weight loss can be that easy!
Your impulse to eat unhealthy food originates in your subconscious. This weight loss hypnosis CD stops these unwanted cravings at their source. When your subconscious mind supports your weight loss goals, you will naturally make healthier choices.
Permanent Weight Loss has never been easier!
Why is "Relax Your Way to Thin!" so effective?
By creating direct access to the most powerful part of the mind, the subconscious, you can teach your subconscious mind to automatically act in the ways that best suit your goals, rather than relying on poor habits that you've built up over the years.
When you align what you consciously desire with your subconscious motivations...your possibilities are endless!
Can everyone be hypnotized?
Yes. Have you ever been driving a familiar route home and suddenly arrived at your destination without remembering the last few minutes of the drive? This is one example of our subconscious mind taking over the routine details of life. Our subconscious mind handles most of our day to day activities. That is the subconscious mind's job - to handle the details of life, while our conscious mind handles the more important needs.
Most clients are amazed at how quickly they accomplish their desired results. Unlike traditional therapies, Hypnotherapy is able to help you reach your goals without going through years of self-exploration.
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Reach your goals faster than ever! You can and will make permanent, positive changes in your personal and professional life. Beverly Hills Hypnosis offers an effective, relaxing, drug-free choice for change.

Customer Reviews:

Very Soothing Voice and Music.......2007-06-11

I would have to disagree with Karen K who said the voice and music were irratating. I found the narrators' voice to be extremely soothing and the music to be beneficial and relaxing. In fact, for all the hypnosis tapes I've ever used, this is by far the most relaxing. I'm able to go into an extremely deep trance and always come out with the suggestion at the end (that's how I know I didn't just fall asleep). I only gave it 4 stars so far, but will update it in a couple of weeks when I see how well it works. I've been using it twice a day for two days, today is the third, and haven't seen any changes in my appetite or eating yet. It says to use it for 21 days. I don't know if that means you'll only see significant results after 21 days, or what, but I'll keep this review updated to let you know if I've lost any weight. If not, then at least I have had some incredibly relaxing sessions while I'm listening to the tape.

Day Five: I found when I went to the market I chose only healthy foods and stayed away from the junk food without even thinking about it. I checked the fat content on all food even if it said "light" or "low fat." When I saw chocolate and thought I'd like some it was immediately followed up with the thought that I didn't want to buy it. The hardest part is getting out of the store without the junk in the cart. At home, I've noticed I have not wanted to eat between meals.

Fantastic!.......2007-01-28

After having so much success with Trevor's cd "Your Power Within" I had to try "Relax Your Way to Thin." I've lost 17 pounds so far and it is fantastic! I've never wanted to say I'm on a "diet" and I didn't really want to change my eating habits. But, after listening to the cd, my whole attitude about food and healty eating habits started changing. It made me realize that I wasn't denying myself anything by eating healthier, I was actually giving myself more. The weight started coming off, I'm feeling great and I'm sleeping soundly. Awesome CD, I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to loose weight.

Didnt work.......2007-01-12

This didnt work for me. Maybe because everytime I turned it on I fell asleep. Good way to fall asleep if you are having trouble. Bad way to lose weight.

Very impressed!!.......2006-11-06

I had gone to a Hypnotherapist before to lose weight and did not have much luck. However, I decided to try Trevor's method...and it works!! My eating habits changed dramatically after only listening to the cd twice. It is the most relaxing experience I have ever had. This cd allows you to fall asleep, so I listen to it while I am going to bed. It says that even if you do fall asleep your sibconcious will receive the messages that Trevor sends, without a doubt, it does! I am really amazed by this cd! I am getting ready to order his cd's for exercise and to quit smoking.

Thank you Trevor!!!

Amazing Changes!.......2005-08-04

This is an amazing CD with incredible results! I have always had weight problems, tried all the fad diets and always gained the weight back. Trevor has a soothing, reassuring and relaxing voice that has helped me to really start losing the weight. I have never looked or felt better, and I'm keeping the pounds off. This program has truly changed my life and I owe it all to Trevor. Thank you!

Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments

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WOW! The best ice cream ever!
Love, love, love David's new book!
Buy It Now!
Pure and (Mostly) Simple
The best ice cream recipe book!

Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments
David Lebovitz
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
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Ripe seasonal fruits. Fragrant vanilla, toasted nuts, and spices. Heavy cream and bright liqueurs. Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate. Every luscious flavor is grist for the chill in David Lebovitz's ecstatic guide to the pleasures of homemade ice creams, sorbets, granitas, and more. With an emphasis on intense and sophisticated flavors, an international flair, and a bountiful helping of seasoned technique, this collection of frozen treats ranges from classic and comforting (Chocolate Sorbet) to contemporary and cutting edge (Mojito Granita). Spilling over with scrumptious sauces, crunchy toppings, and surprising mix-ins, THE PERFECT SCOOP transforms simple ice cream into a knockout dessert.

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WOW! The best ice cream ever!.......2007-10-08

I'm an ice cream fanatic, but my ice cream maker was buried in the basement, because I was never able to make ice cream that was better than store-bought. When I received this book as a gift, I dug the ice cream maker out to try again. I'm glad I did, because every recipe I've tried has been superb - rich, creamy, full of flavor - and far better than anything produced commercially. What a difference good recipes make!

The custard-based ice creams are my favorites (the Vanilla Malt is out of this world - try it with crushed Heath Bars added), but the Philadelphia style Peach was also excellent. It was far fruitier than what I'm used to, as the author said it would be, and it was delicious. I have a Cuisinart ICE-20 1-1/2-Quart Automatic Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt, and Sorbet Maker, White, and the recipes make just the right amount for this machine.

If you take a few minutes to read the sections on techique, and follow the instructions, including multiple bowls, strainers, and ice baths, you'll turn out ice cream that will blow you away.

Love, love, love David's new book!.......2007-10-05

The Perfect Scoop is definitely one of my newest favorite cookbooks. He includes great stories, helpful tips and delicious recipes for classic and interesting new flavors of ice cream, sorbet, gelato, frozen yogurt and more. He even includes great recipes for "add-ins."

A must-have for anyone with an ice cream maker.

Buy It Now!.......2007-09-20

I have way too many cookbooks and I can honestly say this is one of my favourites. David's style is easy and enjoyable, the recipes do what they are supposed to do and they taste fantastic. The best part of this book is that both volumetric and weight measurements are included, something which many supposedly great cookbooks by apparent expert chefs do not - something which continues to amaze me. I have one minor complaint - the basic custard method requires too many bowls which makes for too much washing up! However, I can cope with this, because this method has created the smoothest, creamiest, most ice-crystal-free home icecream I have ever had! Other methods I have tried just don't stack up.
Get this book now!

Pure and (Mostly) Simple.......2007-09-11

I rec'd. a gift cert. to Amazon w/ a hint to use it for an ice cream book; I had this genre on my list, but no particular book, so I did some research, then read a review of this one somewhere and decided it had to be MY ice cream book. I am very happy with my choice: everything I have made has been divine! I even made ice cream sandwiches with plum ice cream, something I would not have considered in the past. The style is as refreshing as the recipes. I also appreciate that David has cut down somewhat on egg yolks and cream. I started making my own ice cream and frozen yogurt to avoid high fructose corn syrup: I was shocked to find it in my favorite frozen yogurt. (It's no longer possible to find unadulterated corn syrup, even, so I have substituted rice syrup.) I made the Watermelon Sorbetto yesterday and it was fabulous! I live in California where friends often have excesses of homegrown fruit. This book has given me more than one option in nearly every case.This a great book that covers all information for making ice cream + in a small, counter-top ice cream maker, as well as toppings and other goodies. It also includes wonderful hints for embellishing your creations.

The best ice cream recipe book!.......2007-09-10

My kids bought me an ice cream maker attachment for my Kitchen Aide mixer for Mother's Day so I decided to buy a variety of recipe books, as I've never made ice cream before.

I bought this one, the Ben & Jerry book (also good), the idiots guide to homemade ice cream, and a few others that I picked up used.

Perfect scoop is our favorite! Everything we've made has been exceptional.

First off was the Chocolate Ice Cream which was my first attempt at a custard ice cream and the best we've ever had. Next we made the Rice Gelato (with Tangerine rind instead of Orange because that was all I had) which was very good also...sort of like a citrus scented frozen rice pudding.

Last weekend we made the Mango sorbet which was the best sorbet I've ever had, and it was so easy to make. Next up will the Banana Blueberry sorbet. It's a great book and if you're going to get an ice cream maker - buy this too! :-)

Vice Cream: Over 70 Sinfully Delicious Dairy-Free Delights

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Not a review, but a comment
Ooooh my....
No nutritional info?
Delicious! Easy! Healthy!
Good for ideas...

Vice Cream: Over 70 Sinfully Delicious Dairy-Free Delights
Jeff Rogers
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
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It's love at first bite! Until now, vegans and lactose-intolerants have missed out on perfect rich, creamy ice cream, and have been left with bland, too-healthy-tasting alternatives. Who knew it was possible to create a satisfying ice cream-like dessert without the milk and cream? Jeff Rogers and his vice cream to the rescue! VICE CREAM offers more than 70 scrumptious recipes for all the vegans out there who've been missing scoop after scoop of mouthwatering ice cream. For the first time, you can make truly creamy and delectable ice creams using purely vegan ingredients—the milks come from nuts, the sweeteners are maple syrup and dates, and the flavors are just amazing. Recipes include favorites like chocolate, vanilla, chocolate chip, mocha, and peanut butter, as well as fresh fruit flavors like blueberry, raspberry, lemon, and strawberry, and many more. After your first spoonful, you'll be astonished at just how tasty and rich this healthy alternative to the heaviness of "real" ice cream can be. With vice cream in the freezer, you'll never yearn for milk-based ice cream again.

Customer Reviews:

Not a review, but a comment.......2007-07-12

I'm currently staring at an intensely-delicious-looking picture of the Vegan Blueberry Vice Cream in an article written about this book from a copy of Healthy Times magazine. I had to know more about it.

I came here and found the book and customer reviews. I must say that I'm glad someone took the time to create a frozen dessert that I can eat with my dairy allergies that doesn't taste like chalk after 3 bites (rice cream), or disrupt my thyroid (soy cream). One can only eat so much sorbet trying to achieve dessert satisfaction!

I plan on ordering this book today, as well as laying in a supply of cashews.

Ooooh my...........2007-05-30

This is the best ice cream I have ever had, bar none. The cashew milk makes for such a rich, creamy base that every recipe has been delicious. Plus, the recipes are straightforward enough to encourage a little experimentation. I will never buy Soy Delicious or Ben & Jerry's again!!!

No nutritional info?.......2007-04-13

I just received the book and tried the chocolate vice cream recipe and it was amazing. Definitely the best I ever had. The commercial chocolate ice creams in the store are very bland compared to this recipe. It's a great recipe that non-vegans would love. My only issue with the book is that it doesn't provide any nutritional data, so it takes some work to calculate an appropriate serving size. The base of most recipes consists of 1-2 cups of raw cashews, 1 cup of maple syrup and a cup of water. The chocolate was great, but by my calculations it had TWICE AS MANY CALORIES AS BEN AND JERRY'S AND 25% MORE FAT. Maybe that was the reason the nutritional info wasn't included.

Delicious! Easy! Healthy!.......2007-02-16

As vegan/raw foodists we have given up ice cream. Soy-based products purchased in the store are an acceptable substitute, or at least they were until we bought this book. Have tried the peanut butter - yummy, but clearly the rest will be delicious as well. Never realized what you could make a creamy frozen treat out of until I saw this book. Vegans and non-vegans alike will love these recipes.

Good for ideas..........2007-02-14

The use of raw cashew milk in almost every recipe seems limiting. However, I've subsitiuted with other milks such as soy and almond.

The Ultimate Ice Cream Book: Over 500 Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, Drinks, And More

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I use ONE recipe ALL THE TIME
Good Recipes for Ice Cream
Piss and moan
The Ultimate Ice Cream Book
Must cook before making ice cream

The Ultimate Ice Cream Book: Over 500 Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, Drinks, And More
Bruce Weinstein
Manufacturer: William Morrow Cookbooks
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ASIN: 0688161499

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The Ultimate Ice Cream Book contains enough recipes to fill your summer days with delicious frozen desserts -- but after acquainting yourself with this book's hundreds of tempting concoctions, you'll want to use it every day of the year. With over 500 recipes, author Bruce Weinstein has put together the most comprehensive cookbook of its kind, covering just about every conceivable flavor of ice cream, sorbet, and granita; dozens of different recipes for shakes, malts, and other cold drinks; how to make your own ice cream cones; and toppings galore.

If you ever worried that you might not get full use out of your ice-cream maker, cast your doubts aside. Ice cream recipes feature such unusual flavors as lavender, chestnut, rhubarb, and Earl Grey tea. Even Weinstein's vanilla ice cream is anything but plain, with variations like Vanilla Crunch, Vanilla Rose, and Vanilla Cracker Jack. There is also a plethora of light, refreshing recipes for sorbets and granitas, with flavors like Apple Chardonnay, Coconut, and Kiwi. Top everything off with the author's recipes forhomemade sauces. Whether it's a special event or a midnight snack, The Ultimate Ice Cream Book has what you need to make any occasion a little sweeter.

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Customer Reviews:

I use ONE recipe ALL THE TIME.......2007-07-16

I really do like this book--I see all sides of the reviews (mostly). It's not sophisticated, or an "ice cream bible," but I've made a great majority of these recipes and have found I like them all! The one I consistently use as a jumping off point for many creative endeavors, is the "lower fat vanilla" with the sweetened condensed milk. Delicious!!!

Good Recipes for Ice Cream.......2007-07-15

This book is very thorough, well-organized, and easy to use. I like the diversity of recipes, although I find that the ones that came in the little brochure with my ice cream maker are the ones I use more often. (Because I think they are even easier.) I am glad I bought the book and get a lot of pleasure from its recipes.

Piss and moan.......2007-04-07

One half of the reviews whine about it not giving enough information rather than discuss it's merits for its target audience. So the complaints are not about the end products (which are marvelous), but making a bad decision. The blame one's own mistakes on the book approach. In the final analysis, the recipes are straight forward, interesting, and simple to produce.

The other half complain about the fact that there are many flavors a family would never create. True, but the title says 500 recipes -- what do you expect? 500 variations on vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate? With 500 recipes available, expect the mundane and the unusual. If your only concern is making something for the grandkids or the team, stick with the book that came with your maker. That being said, the final products are creative and generally delicious, depending of course on personal tastes.

The Ultimate Ice Cream Book.......2007-04-05

Now here's a BOOK! Great and unusual recipes. Many very easy, a few more complicated, but, hey, Ice Cream is serious business! Best book I have seen on the subject.

Must cook before making ice cream.......2006-11-24

I read the reviews and many people complained about the recipes having eggs in them. I thought that I could just omit the eggs and still have good ice cream. Well, I have owned the book for over a year and have yet to make a single batch of ice cream. All ice cream recipes must be cooked in advanced and then cooled. Probably 95% of them have eggs in them. While the recipes may be delicious (I don't know), it is far too much effort for me. I exclusively use the manual that I got with my ice cream maker and have played around with that instead. The author has some great ideas for unique types of ice cream and the sugar cone recipes are interesting as well, but I'll probably just donate this unused book to the library.

The Ice Cream Maker: An Inspiring Tale About Making Quality The Key Ingredient in Everything You Do

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Great book!
Excellent conditions
Ice cream Maker Review
It's about quality and then some....
Fantastic read for all leaders

The Ice Cream Maker: An Inspiring Tale About Making Quality The Key Ingredient in Everything You Do
Subir Chowdhury
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Release Date: 2005-10-04

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Innovation, claims quality consultant Subir Chowdhury, is part of America’s DNA. No other country in the world matches America’s creative drive and its ability to turn innovative ideas into revolutionary products–from antilock brakes and steel-belted radial tires to sophisticated software and microprocessors. But as fast as we introduce new products, we lose the markets we establish to countries that know how to manufacture higher quality versions for less money. As Japanese and European firms win market share by concentrating on quality, America is continually forced to rely on innovation to stay ahead.

In The Ice Cream Maker, Chowdhury uses a simple story to illustrate how businesses can instill quality into our culture and into every product we design, build, and market. The protagonist of the story is Peter Delvecchio, the manager of a regional ice cream company, who is determined to sell its ice cream to a flourishing national grocery chain, Natural Foods. In conversations with the Natural Foods manager, Peter learns how the extraordinarily successful retailer achieves its renowned high standard of excellence, both in the services it provides its customers and in the foods it manufactures and sells. Quality, he discovers, must be the mission of every employee; by learning to listen, enrich, and optimize, he can encourage and sustain the highest levels of quality in everything the company does.

Like Fish! and Who Moved My Cheese? The Ice Cream Maker offers an essential and universal lesson about one of industry's foremost challenges in a thoroughly engaging style. For managers and executives, small business owners and entrepreneurs, The Ice Cream Maker is a compelling, eye-opening guide to the most effective ways to achieve excellence and become industry leaders on the global stage.

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Great book!.......2007-10-04

This book was so well presented that I bought several to give away to people that I work with. An inspiring story about how to bake greatness into everything that we do. Not only does this book apply to business, but can be used in family, church and all other facets of life. I would highly recommend this quick read for anyone regardless of whether you are leading or following.

Excellent conditions.......2007-06-11

I received the book on time and was in great conditions as it was decribed at Amazon. I really happy with the service that amazon provides, since most of the things I bought from them were in the conditions that Amazon said they were, and I really like the companies that don not lie to theit customers!

Ice cream Maker Review.......2007-04-05

I think this is a good book with general ideas and concepts that most working in management understand but might need help with examples. It is an easy read and amusing at points. Overall its a great add to your collection.

It's about quality and then some...........2006-08-12

A little tale that mixes a message of how to sell and how to create a product worth buying. While touted as a tale about quality, as the author is world renowned for six sigma and quality leadership, I found myself really picking up on management principles around energizing and engaging your workforce. I also was paying attention to how to and how not to try to sell. At 109 short pages this book couldn't hurt anyone's ingestion on the content.

Fantastic read for all leaders.......2006-02-24

This book should be required reading for all current and new leaders in all industries. The messages included about quality translate well regardless of your industry. A must read!!

Williams-Sonoma Collection: Ice Cream (Williams-Sonoma Collection (New York, N.Y.).)

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disappointed
This books has it all!
Beautiful book and pictures
Good introduction to ice cream making
Summertime Read

Williams-Sonoma Collection: Ice Cream (Williams-Sonoma Collection (New York, N.Y.).)
Mary Goodbody
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ASIN: 0743243676

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Vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, coffee: Everyone has a favorite flavor of ice cream. As a simple treat on a hot summer afternoon or an elegant finish to a special meal, ice cream is a versatile dessert that is delightfully easy to make at home.

Williams-Sonoma Collection Ice Cream offers more than 40 recipes for rich ice creams, tangy sorbets, and flavorful granitas. When delicious combinations of ingredients -- fresh cream, fruit at its peak of ripeness, fine-quality chocolate -- are combined and frozen in an ice-cream maker, the results are always sublime. From the crunch of ice creams made with candy, cookies, or nuts to those as smooth as caramel, there are plenty of irresistible choices inside these pages. In addition, an entire chapter devoted to more elaborate ice cream dishes will inspire you to use your favorite flavors to make impressive frozen desserts.

Tempting, full-color photographs of each ice cream make it easy to decide which one to prepare, and photographic side notes highlight essential ingredients and techniques, making Ice Cream more than just a fine collection of recipes. A comprehensive basics section and a detailed glossary will also provide you with everything you need to know to make delicious homemade ice cream your new favorite dessert.

From a scoop of creamy, old-fashioned ice cream to a dish of sweet sorbet or a spoonful of rich gelato -- iced desserts are a refreshing way to enjoy an infinite array of wonderful, sweet flavors.

Williams-Sonoma Collection Ice Cream offers more than 40 easy-to-follow recipes that allow you to make all-time favorites as well as delicious new flavors. Whether you crave an irresistibly rich chocolate-hazelnut gelato, a light and tangy lemon sorbet, or the best vanilla ice cream you have ever tasted, the recipes inside will inspire you to serve ice cream for any occasion. This vividly photographed, full-color recipe collection promises to become an essential addition to your kitchen bookshelf.

"Once you have sampled the flavors inside, you will realize that homemade ice cream is simply the best there is!"

Customer Reviews:

disappointed.......2007-10-02

if I had known then what I know now I would not have purchased the book,it had a four and a half rating,no one mentioned liqueur,rum,bourbon etc. or the fact that 1/2 the recipes call for 4-5-6 egg yolks.All the recipes require cooking and cooling which take up time,that's ok up to a point,but all? On the more positive side the pictures are beautiful,but I do wish I had known these things,I would not have gotten the book,and stayed with my Ben&Jerry or the recipes I found on the internet. I can't really recommend this book,as I'm not at all happy with it.

This books has it all!.......2007-09-06

This is the perfect book for someone who is new to making ice cream. It has a great variety of recipes, from classic flavors, to new and unusual. Make sure you try the Green Tea Ice Cream. Delicious!!

Beautiful book and pictures.......2007-04-11

but alot of the recipes I probably won't make. My favorite chapter is elegant ice creams, for holidays this year I would absolutely make the peppermint and raspberry. I adore the sauce/topping recipes.

If you collect recipe books as I do, this will make a nice addition, or perhaps as a gift.

Good introduction to ice cream making.......2006-07-22

Pros of this cookbook: The photos are beautiful, and they cover most of the basic recipes here. Another great thing is that while a lot of ice cream recipes in other books I've seen call for corn syrup as a quick, easy-to-use liquid sweetener, none of the recipes in this book do. Instead the Williams-Sonoma recipes use honey, sugar, or simple syrups that you make yourself. I think this is a great thing because, personally, I hate the flavor of corn syrup. This book has more of a natural-foods approach, which I like.

Cons: Most of the ice cream recipes are egg-based. That's not a problem in and of itself, but egg-based recipes tend to be more involved and take longer to make than Philadelphia-style recipes that don't use eggs. So it's nice when ice cream recipe books include a good selection of eggless recipes which are easier to make on the fly. In addition, I made a couple of the recipes and was somehow disappointed with the flavors and textures. Somehow they just weren't as tasty as other recipes I'd tried. Also, the recipes go more for depth than variety - you get a few solid classic recipes, but not a lot of fun variations.

I prefer Bruce Weinstein's "Ultimate Ice Cream Book." While a lot of the sorbet recipes use corn syrup, and there aren't any color pictures, you get a vast array of recipes and variations, including super-easy Philadelphia style recipes. There are so many fun ideas in Weinstein's book that you are more likely to end up playing and experimenting with creating your own recipes. Williams-Sonoma's approach is a lot more regimented and you're more likely to end up just following what their recipes say versus branching out and making up your own.

Summertime Read.......2006-07-07

Williams-Sonoma is widely known for producing high-quality coffee-table books that delight visitors and can sometimes even come in handy in the kitchen. Their newest book, Ice Cream brings together over forty fine ice cream recipes into one location. These recipes are perfect for any summertime gathering or glamorous night in with friends. Readers will learn how to quickly craft frozen desserts that will be so delicious, your guests will wonder how you managed to ever pull them together.

The book is also easy to use and employs a sidebar filled with essential ingredients and techniques that are necessary for each recipe. Again, Williams-Sonoma combines high-quality photography with easy-to-follow recipes to create a book that will quickly become any ice cream lover's favorite.

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Ice Cream by Arbuckle

Ice Cream
Robert T. Marshall , H. Douglas Goff , and Richard W. Hartel
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ASIN: 0306477009

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Completely re-written with two new co-authors who provide expertise in physical chemistry and engineering, the Sixth Edition of this textbook/reference explores the entire scope of the ice cream industry, from the chemical, physical, engineering and biological principles of the production process, to the marketing and distribution of the finished product.
This Sixth Edition builds on the strengths of previous editions with its coverage of the history, production and consumption, composition, ingredients, calculation and preparation of mixes, equipment, processing, freezing, hardening, storage, distribution, regulations, cleaning and sanitizing, safety, and quality of ice cream and related frozen desserts.
Specifically, the chapters on composition and properties, ingredients, calculations, freezing, refrigeration, analyzing frozen desserts, and microbiological quality and safety are expanded. SI units have been incorporated throughout, also with easy reference to US equivalents, where appropriate. The Sixth Edition includes a more thorough treatment of industrial production, incorporating the latest research reports and the newest equipment produced by the supplying industry. Data on the composition of typical frozen desserts is presented, including more than 50 formulas and 85 special recipes.
Outstanding in its breadth and coherence, Ice Cream, Sixth Edition continues to serve as a primary educational authority for students in food science and dairy science, as well as an authoritative resource for all aspects of the ice cream industry.

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Ice Cream by Arbuckle.......2000-05-04

Its a really nice book which says about al the things an ice cream firm needs....It shows the different types and is amazing.

Ben & Jerry's: The Inside Scoop: How Two Real Guys Built a Business with a Social Conscience and a Sense of Humor

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Good view of the how Ben and Jerry's developed
Not for serious business interest
The Inside Scoop is just that !
the subtitle says it all
Hope for the Little Guy

Ben & Jerry's: The Inside Scoop: How Two Real Guys Built a Business with a Social Conscience and a Sense of Humor
Fred Lager
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ASIN: 0517883708
Release Date: 1995-05-16

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The former CEO of Ben & Jerry's tells how two '60s holdovers built a single ice cream store into one of America's hottest companies. "Deftly and compassionately captures [Ben's] genius in all its entrepreneurial splendor...This tale will keep you entertained."-- New York Times Book Review.

Customer Reviews:

Good view of the how Ben and Jerry's developed.......2003-10-13

A good recount of how the company got going, but the last few chapters dragged.

There are things to learn about how Ben and Jerry developed their company:
1)They are geniuses at this. They actually figured out mass production without knowing what they were doing, they figured out marketing from scratch, they encountered financing and survived.
2)They had a near masochistic willingness to work. Boy did these guys work hard (it would kill me to do what they did, even if I had the will to do it).
3)They could adapt incredibly.

4) and finally: There are pitfalls and prices to trying to make social profits and business profits at the same time and to not planning your company to be as big as it already is.

You can learn about businesses in their growth phase from this book. You can learn about making sure a company has sufficient controls in place for its size. You may be able to learn whether you have what it takes to be an entrepeneur.

The first 3/4th of the book were fun to read but for some reason the last couple of chapters, when Ben and Jerry were playing less of a part in the business, were slow and boring (I don't exactly know why but I know they dragged).

Not for serious business interest.......2003-04-24

I read this book at the suggestion of a business school professor. It was supposedly a great illustration of the trials and tribulations of entrepreneurs.

I found that the book tried more to be humorous than to convey any business knowledge to the reader. Everything seemed to be an inside joke. Rather than producing a well thought-out account of a business experience, the book fell flat with dumb humor. I was very unimpressed with how the company was run, and I don't feel like I got much from the book.

The Inside Scoop is just that !.......2001-02-26

It's a chronicle of the intriguing journey of junior high friends who split the $5 cost of a home study course in making homemade ice cream and turn it into a $237 million company (1999 sales). Ben & Jerry's antics of giving away ice cream so they can 'get the ice cream into people's mouths so they will buy it,' take on some unusual situations. Free cones are offered to folks who register to vote, donate books to Head Start, or send postcards to elected officials for a variety of causes, and to celebrate at Fall Down Festivals with block long stilt walking races, music and other amusements. Solar-powered mobiles are used to transport the ice cream and a show on the road. They still sponsor customer appreciation day once a year when free cones are dipped all day.

It's hard to resist a bowl or cone of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough or Cherry Garcia as you read this humorous show and tell of two guys who really want (and do) make a difference. You'll be ready to book a snow shoe tour of the Vermont plant by the time you finish reading about these guys' mission. Their values-led business (in addition to having fun) is to produce the best ice cream from Vermont dairy products, to increase the value of the of the company for the stockholders and create career opportunities and financial rewards for employees, and to improve the quality of life for the community. (They donate 7.5% of pretax profits to Ben & Jerry's Foundation that supports a variety of causes that improve the quality of life for children.)

I'm using this book as a project for an organizational communications course and enjoyed the reading (and eating) more than I ever expected. It was the most fun I've had doing homework!

the subtitle says it all.......2001-01-24

This was a really good book that shows "How Two Real Guys Built a Business With a Social Conscience and a Sense of Humor." This should be required reading for MBA's along with Hawkin's Growing a Business.

Hope for the Little Guy.......2000-04-04

Although Ben & Jerry's: The Inside Scoop was a little long-winded at times, I thought it was a good easy-to-read book for non-business majors wanting to start a business. Lager's style of writing makes Ben & Jerry seem like two regular guys up the street who had a dream and went after it with all the gusto they could muster. The book would not serve as a business plan protocol necessarily, however, it does display the true entrepeneriual spirit needed in order to make a business successful. Lager does a wonderful job of showing how Ben & Jerry fed off of each other and when one door closed in their face, they found another way in through a different door or window -- exactly what has to be done if you are going to grow a successful business.

Lager captured the realism of the trials and tribulations experienced by most individuals who begin their own business. I would recommend this book to anyone who was thinking of beginning his/her own business because it gives a look at the real side of starting your own business by making Ben & Jerry two real guys who simply wanted to start their own business so they did not have to work from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for someone else. By putting all the business jargon aside, I felt this was a worthwhile read for someone who needs the reassurance that anyone can start a business and this is how Ben & Jerry started theirs.

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Delicious frozen desserts

A Step Close to Heaven

Wonderfully creative but overcomplicated and not easily indexed

The world of gourmet ice cream desserts

A Passion for Ice Cream: 95 Recipes for Fabulous Desserts
Emily Luchetti
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ASIN: 0811846024

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Anybody who loves ice cream knows there's nothing better than a scoopful of homemade. Nothing, that is, except star pastry chef Emily Luchetti's fabulous recipes for making your own. This gorgeous cookbook doesn't just have all the crowd-pleasers, it's bursting with flavors you'll never find in the store. Even better, because sometimes a spoon just isn't accompaniment enough, there's a host of beautiful dessert recipes featuring ice cream in all its lusciousness. There's chocolate, strawberry, and butter pecan; there's orange-cardamom, root beer granita, and pomegranate sorbet. There's popsicles, floats, and parfaits. And then there's Coffee Meringues with Coconut Ice Cream; Blackberry Sorbet Filled Peaches; and Chocolate Crepes with Peppermint Ice Cream. But wait...There's Shortcake and Rum Raisin Ice Cream Sandwiches; Sauternes Ice Cream and Apricot Sherbet Cake; and Chocolate Cupcakes Stuffed with Pistachio Ice Cream. Aficionados needn't worry if their tastebuds are more deluxe than their ice cream maker because all of these treats can be made with a modest handcrank model or the fanciest machine. And to top it all off, there's a chapter on making sauces from scratch and a handy chart that lists the ice cream flavors alphabetically for easy reference. The reason homemade ice cream tastes so much better than store-bought is because you use fresher ingedients and less air. That means it's richer, creamier, and tongue-tingling with flavor. The reason Emily's recipes taste so good is because she's a genius when it comes to desserts. If proof were needed, ice-cream fans need look no further than these mmm, mmm, mmm, melt-in-your-mouth recipes.

Customer Reviews:

Very O.K........2007-05-13

The photos are beautiful and the ideas are great, but a lot of the recipes couldn't possibly have been tested. The coconut ice cream recipe makes a completely bland (only 2 tablespoons of sugar are called for and all the coconut products in the recipe are unsweetened), rock hard ice cream, even when made with a professional machine.

Delicious frozen desserts.......2007-01-09

"A Passion for Ice Cream" is not simply a book of recipes for ice cream itself, although it might be easy to mistake it for that from the title alone. Instead it's book of ice cream desserts (and other frozen desserts). For instance, you'll find caramelized apple and butter pecan ice cream sundaes, chocolate-covered-pretzel ice cream ball fondue, chocolate-coated cocoa nib florentines and orange ice-cream sandwiches, black mission fig and raspberry parfaits, chocolate banana baked Alaskas, mango soup with coconut sherbet and strawberry sorbet, and warm blueberry filo stacks with Grand Marnier ice cream. As you can see, these aren't simple "mix, put it in the ice cream maker, and forget it" recipes. This is not a negative--sometimes it's a ton of fun to make such elaborate and beautiful desserts--but you should know what you're getting yourself into before you decide to buy this book.

When it comes to actual performance, the recipes exhibited the quality of testing I'm accustomed to from Chronicle Books. I never found a confusing set of directions or obvious error. Two of the recipes from this book found immediate places in our stable of favorites--the brown sugar ice cream in its chocolate cake roulade (with warm coffee caramel sauce!) is a bit messy, but so incredibly delicious that no one will care. The white chocolate ice cream (destined to float in espresso according to the recipe, but I enjoy it plain, or in coffee or hot chocolate...) is one of the best white chocolate ice creams I've ever had. The only sour note was a Cafe Viennese frozen yogurt shake; it was so tart we had to add sweetened cocoa powder in noticeable quantities to make it enjoyable. And while it's good enough that we finished it, I don't think we'd make it again.

Ultimately, while you'll want to make sure you're up to the kind of in-depth recipes in this book before buying it, it's a high-quality cookbook that produces delicious results. I look forward to making yet more recipes out of it!

A Step Close to Heaven.......2006-11-11

I confess. The first thing that I did after I picked up this book was head for an ice cream shop just to get a fix so that I could get through it. Just sitting there spooning in a bit of ice cream while reading about ice cream is about as close to nirvana that I can imagine. Except that it would be even better if the ice cream were home made.

I don't know why, but home made ice cream is almost always better than what you get at even the best ice cream shops. I've been making ice cream as long as I can remember, and that's a pretty long time. This is the first cook book that I've seen that is ice cream, ice cream and only ice cream. Well, let me expand that a little, there are indeed other things here, but they are ice cream related, i.e. ice cream sandwitches, ice cream floats, shakes, sundaes -- things like that. And after all, you can't expect to live by ice cream alone.

What I really liked: All the different flavors, all the different dishes.

Complaint: the type is too small for my old eyes. BUT getting a kid to read it and feel part of the process is too much fun to be missed.

Wonderfully creative but overcomplicated and not easily indexed.......2006-11-03

The book had so much promise, but I find it to be disappointing in several ways, alas. The recipes I've tried have been delicious, and the instructions accompanying those recipes are fairly clear and authoritative, although the discussions and instructions don't rise to the level of a cooking teaching tool, as would, for example, anything by Julia Child, Marcella Hazan, Jacques Pepin, or any of the King Arthur Flour baking cookbooks, all of which really teach one new skills while providing wonderful recipes. In this case, I was already pretty experienced at making ice cream before I bought the book. Were I a tyro, I don't think this book would be the best introduction, although of course there is nothing like plunging in and trying.

My biggest disappointment, though, is the organization of the book: ice cream recipes are "bundled" with their accompanying cookies, garnishes, and the like; instead of a group of recipes for chocolate ice cream, for example, we have a group of recipes for ice cream sandwiches, with ice cream of any of several different flavor families. One has to dig around in the index at the back of the book to find, say, recipes for chocolate ice cream. I would much prefer to have an index or table of ice cream recipes, by flavor and page number, right up front -- I don't want to spend so much time looking for the flavor I want.

My next disappointment is that the text is printed in a graphically attractive and most stylish but virtually illegible size and color. My middle-aged eyes struggle desperately to read the book, even with my reading glasses on, and I surely can't prop the book 18-20" back from my utensils, to read as I work without changing position, as I like to do with my cookbooks. This is a case in which the author and editorial team seemed to have chosen (admittedly very attractive) style over function. The book IS very attractive, and the photographs are lovely -- but I would gladly sacrifice some beauty in favor of being able to read the recipes and discussions more easily.

My final disappointment is in the complexity and elaborateness of most of the "dessert packages," for lack of a better word. Making the ice cream or sorbet and its accoutrements is, in most cases, a tremendously labor-intensive exercise. I have opted for using some of the creative and delicious ice cream recipes and figuring out my own much simpler and easier garnishes and accompaniments. I work a demanding job and have a house to run. I love to cook, but can't devote as much time to making an ice cream sandwich, for example, as these recipes require. So I use less of the book than I'd wish.

Over all, Ms. Luchetti's sense of style and taste are impressive, and she seems superbly knowledgeable about frozen desserts. And many of the ice cream recipes are lovely. But I had hoped that this would be a book I would pull from the shelf much more often than I will, in fact, because the book is so difficult to use.

The world of gourmet ice cream desserts.......2006-07-07

Author Emily Luchetti combines her passion for ice cream with the vivid photos of Sheri Giblin to create a masterful book that explores the world of gourmet ice cream desserts. Each dessert is intended to be made using a hand-crank ice cream maker and comes out tasting like Rum Raisin Ice Cream Sandwiches, Apricot Sherbet Cake or Pistachio.

Even the casual coffee table book reader will enjoy spending a few hours diving into the pages of Passion for Ice Cream. And, if you're an adventurous cook, by all means, try a recipe or two.
Chocolate Zoom Magazine
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