Ice Cream

For decades, those with high cholesterol have been given a list of don'ts when it comes to their diet: Don't eat cholesterol-rich eggs; don't eat butter; don't eat red meat or regular ice cream. Well, now researchers have identified a list of do's for the diet that may work to lower cholesterol levels better than avoiding those don'ts. In a study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that eating cholesterol-lowering foods like nuts, soy protein, and certain fiber-rich items result in bigger drops in "bad" LDL cholesterol than avoiding...

C. Wonder will be bringing their selection of bright, preppy goods for your home and your closet with a pop-up location at 16 Federal St. in Nantucket this summer. The colorfully cheerful brand was founded by J.Christopher Burch (who co-founded his ex-wife's namesake brand, Tory Burch ) in 2011 and boasts brick-and-mortar locations in New York and New Jersey. The shop pops up on June 8 and will host a grand opening extravaganza through the weekend featuring a complimentary candy bar, a gift-card-giving prize wheel, and ice cream social (Sat.

Repairs to the aging Sagamore Bridge during the spring have slowed traffic leaving Cape Cod to a crawl most nights and backed it up for miles on Sundays, culminating in a Mother's Day morass when the stalled line of cars stretched past multiple exits on Route 6 and triggered all-day gridlock on nearby Route 6A. "Whoever conceived of this plan should be fired," said Anne Kilguss, a Boston social worker and psychotherapist with a second home in...

By Evan Allen, Town Correspondent Photo courtesy of Ryan Conroy Volante Farms Just in time for rising temperatures, Volante Farms in Needham will hold the grand opening of its new ice cream stand on Friday. The family-owned farm has been a fixture in Needham for the last 50 years. The opening of the ice cream stand completes a total renovation of the farm stand — the old open-air barn has been replaced with a closed barn that will be open all year round.

Police are hoping the threat of losing their permits will be enough to thaw the frosty relationship of two Pennsylvania ice cream truck drivers accused of trying to run each other off the road. The Herald-Standard of Uniontown reports police told the rival vendors to chill out after a dispute Wednesday night. Authorities say the wife of one vendor told police the other man tried to run her husband off the road. The implicated ice cream driver disputes the woman’s account, saying it was her husband who tried to force him off the road.

Friendly's, the famed maker of Fribbles, is switching from scoops to supermarkets as a way to boost its struggling ice cream business and expand the brand across the country. While the Wilbraham company's restaurants have attracted attention lately for their failures - about 100 of 500 locations closed after the chain filed for bankruptcy protection in October - Friendly's has been doing better beyond its own walls, signing ice cream contracts with major retailers such as Walmart and Food Lion.

At first glance, Fortessa's Grand City ice cream spoon ($3.99) looks like a sandbox toy for a very small child. Modeled after a gelato spoon, the shovel-shaped, shallow bowl has a flat end, which is good for dipping into ice cream or sorbet, and means the ice cream slides onto your tongue without interference from a metal lip. The long handle works for reaching the bottom of a parfait or stirring a tall glass of lemonade. Made of polished stainless steel, the spoon is a happy marriage of form and function.

When I mentioned jimmies , the long-established localism for chocolate sprinkles, in a recent column, it was just as a passing example; I didn’t mean to reopen an etymological can of worms. But a few days later, along came an e-mail from Ron Slate of Milton, repeating the rumor that has dogged our candy terminology. “My mother told us never to use the word ‘jimmies’ because it is an epithet for African-Americans,” he wrote. “So we always said ‘sprinkles.’ ” Even before that tale got abroad, jimmies was trailing clouds of factoid and fancy.

Makes 1 quart 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise 1 cup whole milk 1 cup heavy cream 2/3 cup Guinness stout 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons molasses 4 egg yolks 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 ...

Makes about 1 1/2 quarts You need an ice cream maker for this mixture, which begins with a creamy, eggy, corn-filled custard, which sits overnight to infuse. Then it's strained, seasoned with lime juice, and churned into ice cream. 2 1/2 cups fresh, sweet corn kernels (cut from 3 to 4 ears of corn) 1 cup sugar 3 cups heavy cream 1 cup half-and-half 6 egg yolks Pinch of sea salt Juice of 1 lime ...

Boston.com Staff Boston Police Department District 14 in Brighton will host its 15th annual "Child Safety Day" on Sunday, officials said. The event will focus on bicycle safety in support of Bay State Bike Week, according to an event flyer. It is scheduled for May 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the district station on Washington Street. Bike safety tips, along with helmet and bicycle fittings, will be available, the flyer said. As part of the "Code Blue" child safety identification program run by the Retired Boston Police Officers Association,...

The parents of a young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating bacterial infection say they've learned to read lips and are now able to communicate with their daughter. Speaking on NBC's "Today" show Monday, Andy Copeland says his daughter Aimee Copeland told them she was thirsty, and that ice cream is the first thing she wants when she's able to eat on her own. Copeland says in online updates that 24-year-old Aimee Copeland will lose her fingers but doctors hope to save the palms of her hands, which could allow her to use prosthetics.

Was it Sausage Pancake Bites from Dunkin' Donuts that helped win a coveted culinary award? Or maybe it was Bagel Twists. And what jaded palate could fail to be wowed by French Toast ice cream, a cutting-edge flavor from Baskin-Robbins? These are some recent new menu additions at the two restaurant chains, and on Friday, Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. , the Canton-based parent of the Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, announced that its executive chef, Stan Frankenthaler, has been honored as the 2012 MenuMasters Innovator of the Year.

When computers are put out to pasture, Juan Yepez makes a profit. Yepez, chief executive of Mainstream Global in Lawrence, recycles used computers and other electronics, wiping their memories and reselling them overseas. His company has 100 workers in Massachusetts, Colombia, and Peru, selling computers "to people who maybe couldn't afford a new system, but can afford a system at half or a third of the price," said Yepez, 38. Mainstream Global and four other Massachusetts businesses will be included on the annual Inner City 100 list, which honors 100 successful urban firms...

Dunkin' Donuts is going Hollywood --- again. The Canton-based coffee-and-baked-goods chain is promoting new menu items with tie-ins to "Men In Black 3," a Sony Pictures movie that is set to arrive in theaters later this month, and TV viewers can expect to see soon a Dunkin' ad that incorporates some of the movie's themes and images. According to a company spokeswoman, this is the second time the chain has incorporated a Hollywood movie into its marketing efforts. Last year, Dunkin' had a similar promotion using the "Captain America" movie.

Makes 12 2 1/4 cups flour 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening 1 1/3 cups sugar 1 egg 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 quart ice cream or...

Serves 4 In the 1960s, baked Alaska was made like a pie and sliced. This recipe, for individual desserts, is a showstopper for dinner parties. At the restaurant Trade, pastry chef Sarah Cravedi assembles similar individual confections with sorbet on nut meringues in advance, then freezes them until an order comes in. You can do the same at home. This version is made with sponge cake (or use any plain cake) and ice cream. 3egg whites¼cup sugarPinch of salt ½teaspoon vanilla extract4slices sponge cake1pint ice cream (anyflavor)

Flip through any cookbook of mid-20th century America and you're bound to come across a recipe for baked Alaska. It was all the rage for a time. But as quickly as it flamed up, it soon disappeared. Now it's back. The TV drama "Mad Men" has prompted retro-themed parties that often include baked Alaska on the menus. In a recent episode, in fact, the frozen dessert is served at an awards dinner. A Discover card commercial features the flamed ice cream/meringue confection, and it's showing up on cooking shows, made by celebrity chefs.