"I gotta make some changes. I'm not a woman. I'm a child. What kind of life is this?"
- Elaine Benes, Seinfeld, 1995
My thoughts mirrored Elaine's (substitute 'man' for 'woman' please) as I scooped mint chocolate chip ice cream into the middle of a split choc chip cupcake (recipe found here) in order to make a pseudo-ice cream sandwich. Are you kidding me? Doesn't this amount to playing with my food?! What's next, I'm gonna borrow an Easy Bake Oven?! Compounding my confliction was the fact that exactly one night previous, Steph and I both had already partaken in this same activity. But now, alone, deep in the shadows and still of the night, I found myself carving out delicate blades of minty green, gently layering onto cushions of chocolately goodness. Alas, in a matter of seconds, all that remained (after my final bit of self respect evaporated) was a longing for, to quote Billy Idol’s ‘Rebel Yell’, "more, more, more"...
I decided to distract myself with another ponderous point: is mint chocolate chip supposed to be white or green? As a rather husky youngster, I recall summer trips to the ice cream stand; but depending on which place we patronized, the color of said ice cream varied. It seemed the name changed too, the 'mint' alternately jumping (like Frogger) from the beginning to the end of the posted moniker, and back again… Does any of this even matter? Probably not (I am a realist), but interestingly, my rant is justified (albeit creepily) by IceCream.com: "as a Mint Chocolate Chip lover, you tend to be ambitious and confident… yet a little skeptical about life." Hmmmm… (By the way, to find out your Ice Cream Flavorology (is that a word?) check out this)
In the 80's (I have heard), a hilarious politically- and socially-minded cartoon strip named 'Bloom County' by Berkeley Breathed featured, among an array of motley characters, Opus the penguin. A gentle soul, Opus often found solace from the less-than-ideal world we inhabit by plopping himself into nature’s womb to refresh and renew his spirit. Maybe these ice cream sammies were just my version of Opus' 'dandelion break', seeing how it's never going to get warm enough here in Western NY for dandelions...
P.S. Maybe next time I'll actually cook… if you’re good!
I was so relieved to read this after looking at the photo to find that it was indeed something delicious, and not two beef patties holding some unknown semi-green offender hostage.
ReplyDeleteThat aside, I fully support playing with your food. And hijacking journals.
its look yummy, thanks for sharing.
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Loved everything about this beautifully written post. Well done! And now you've got me craving one of those decadent little treats. I'll bet it was every bit as good as it looks.
ReplyDeleteOff to find out about my flavor ... thanks!
i loved this post! hmm you know, i've actually noticed the difference in color, too! do you think maybe the placement of the word "mint" has affects the color? like if it were "Mint chocolate chip," the color would be green, and if it were "chocolate chip mint," the chocolate chip would take priority and the ice cream would be cream colored?
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOSH, yummy! Those look delish!!!
ReplyDeleteJenifer
What a wonderful treat!
ReplyDeleteNice, nice. We like the green color. Makes it seem weird. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome midnight snack! It looks like a mini-cake!
ReplyDeleteI love the Seinfeld reference... :-) and love your witty musings in mint chocolate chip ice cream, too! :-)
ReplyDeleteI completely support playing with your food, especially when it involves the creation of such a gorgeous ice cream sandwich...
All I can say is YUM. I think mint chip ice cream should be green, it's prettier that way!
ReplyDeleteWow, this looks amazing. What a great idea :)
ReplyDeleteOpus actually has his own book AND a Christmas movie...A Wish For Wings That Work. We have both of them, as my kids loved Opus when they were little!
ReplyDeleteWow, this looks amazing. What a great idea :)
ReplyDeleteNice, nice. We like the green color. Makes it seem weird. :)
ReplyDeleteLoved everything about this beautifully written post. Well done! And now you've got me craving one of those decadent little treats. I'll bet it was every bit as good as it looks.
ReplyDeleteOff to find out about my flavor ... thanks!