Monthly Archives: August 2011

Four Years of Ice Cream

August 27, 2011 | by Ben 0

We’ve been a bit low on new content lately, so we’re posting a compendium of ice cream and sorbet recipes we’ve come up with over the years. Just click on an image for the recipe:

In case you don’t own an ice cream maker, David Lebovitz has an easy method for making it without a machine. They’re not expensive, though and definitely worth the investment.

We recently traveled to the Outer Banks in North Carolina and will be posting on restaurants there in the near future, after Jonathan finally starts school.

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Cropicana

August 9, 2011 | by Ben 1

We had a busy Saturday lately and felt like going out to eat without fighting typical Saturday pm crowds, so we decided to check out Cropicana. We were glad we did.

Cropicana is located at Whiskey Island Marina near Wendy Park, at the former location of the Sunset Grille, and is headed by Steve Schimoler, who also owns the outstanding Crop Bistro. We found the food to be a distinct improvement from Sunset Grille, and some dishes were even comparable to the food at Crop.

There are two lines at the establishment, one for food and the other for drinks, although drinks can be ordered with the food as well. Jonathan had a cheeseburger ($7) which was put on our tray immediately and can only be ordered well-done. It was fairly standard-issue, but a good familiar taste for kids. There are plenty of better options to be had for adults, though.

Sarah and I split two entrees, the chorizo black bean tacos … continue reading