Banana Nut

OK, so I'm a little late on the posting. Let's rewind a bit. So TWO weeks ago, we welcomed Banana Nut to our club. We all predicted that it would taste like banana nut bread, which we were pretty much right. The first round Ice Cream Clubbers seemed to appreciate the flavor a little more than the second rounders. No one seemed to just absolutely adore it, but no one really screamed with disgust after their first taste. In MY opinion, it was ok. Not good, not bad, but ok. I took a small bowlful at the beginning with the first rounders because Sarah and Crystal were pressuring me. After ONE taste, I totally figured out Blue Bell's secret recipe to Banana Nut ice cream.

This is what they did to create Banana Nut. They bought truck loads of the cereal Banana Nut Crunch. They captured Brenham ISD school buses full of children and locked them in the Blue Bell Factory Dungeon. The Dungeon is where they housed the truck loads of Banana Nut Crunch cereal. The children were only fed Banana Nut Crunch for a full year. The school children had a bowl at each meal, filled with milk and cereal, but they were ONLY allowed to eat the cereal. People dressed in cow suits, mysteriously stole the leftover milk away after they consumed all cereal. This happened meal after meal. The milk stained with the Banana Nut Crunch cereal flavor, was frozen to make Banana Nut ice cream. After a year of this cereal torture, the children were released in a Brenham farm field. They were brainwashed to believe that they had spent the past year at Camp Nowhere, a fun filled camp with a large supply of Nerf toys, computer games, fireworks, and big screen TV's. The End.

It's bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S,
Lindsey

Starbucks Look Out!

Blue Bell is always good, however this week's flavor was amazing! Coffee put my tastebuds into hyper-overdrive! I really don't know when I started liking the flavor of coffee. For the longest time it just reminded me of old people and crazed nights of studying. But now that it is part of my daily calming ritual, it is more than just a trendy beverage, but clarity in a cup or most of the time in an ice cold Frappuccino. Starbucks watch out through word of mouth Blue Bell will be the next power coffee company if I have anything to do with it!
Those of you who hate the taste of coffee, fear not this flavor is smooth and sweet in all the right places! Give in to the bean!

Heather

Wedding Cake

This week we welcomed our guest Wedding Cake AND two new members, Rachel and Seth. I was super psyched about this ice cream, because I LOVE her friend, Birthday Cake. Then, I read the description. Pineapple...good, cream cheese icing....good, coconut....not good, and walnuts....definitely not good. So, I knew I would just take a spoonful of this sucker. We opened it, and everyone loved it. It was crazy! I've never heard such love for a random flavor. In the words of one of our new members, "Weird, but delicious!" I tasted it, flavor....good, chunkiness of the coconut and walnuts...not good. I rule my life by textures. I don't like the texture of frozen nuts, so that's why I don't like any of the ice creams with nuts. Now if you were to give me a sundae, freshly made by Braums, including hot fudge, brownie, and room temperature nuts sprinkled on top....I will be your best friend. I love the nuts in the Braums sundae, because it isn't FROZEN. Coconuts, give you such a grainy texture to chomp on. Great disappointment. So what was your opinion of Wedding Cake? Do you agree with Rachel, "Weird, but delicious"? Would you ever consider replacing your wedding cake in the future and just start spooning out tubs of Blue Bell Wedding Cake? What other kind of cake ice cream ideas should Wedding and Birthday bring to the table?

I want Blue Bell to create Strawberry Short Cake Ice Cream,
Lindsey

Butterscotch Nut

This past week, our special guest for the evening was Butterscotch Nut. I heard several compliments towards our tasty Butterscotch friend. I personally, did not try any Butterscotch Nut on Monday. I love ice cream so much, that I couldn't wait till 8 for some ice cream on Monday. I couldn't open up one of our containers, because that would just be betraying the club, by having a sneak peak. I just HAD to go to Bed, Bath, and Beyond that afternoon. I just HAPPENED to be in the area, near a Cold Stone. So I thought I would give my friend, Birthday Cake Remix, a visit. After eating a third of Birthday Cake Remix from Cold Stone, I was full, and had to pass on the Butterscotch Nut. I did try some, I think on Wednesday, while watching the best show ever, Lost.

Now, for my opinion of Butterscotch Nut. It tasted like butterscotch and it tasted like nuts. I like butterscotch, I like it a lot. Nuts, not so much. I love all things accompanied by butterscotch, like Rice Krispie Treats aka Scotcharoos or maybe some hard candy with those little orange/yellow wrappers. My love for the butterscotch hard candy began at a young age. I love those things, I savor every butterscotch flavored saliva that I swallow. Butterscotch hard candy, is the candy that I've choked the most on. Seriously, at least five times. Not the Peppermint or the Jolly Rancher, but the Butterscotch.

How did you feel about the Butterscotch Nut? Did it remind you of the days when you choked on butterscotch hard candy, or am I the only one?

I've also accidentally swallowed my Altoid whole a few times,
Lindsey

ICC Members

Sarah and Mr. Chocolate Decadence, our guest for the evening

Stephen and Ross shaking their groove thing


Lindsey and Heather and the shimmy

Marcus with his best friend, Red Kool-Aid

Andrea and Sarah dancing their heart outs

Hungry Heather, contaminating all of the popcorn with her cooties so Sarah won't eat it


Lindsey with just a spoonful of sugar....umm...a bowl-ful of sugar

(Other members not pictured: Erin, Carol, Jessica, Crystal and Dustin)

Something Tropical Passion?

OK, so maybe I forgot the name of the ice cream we tried this week. It has something to do with being tropical and passionate, I think. Ross, help me out here, you're the one with the leftovers. All I remember is that I didn't like it. I think the only member that liked it, was Ross. It had coconut, which I don't like coconut. It also had this red jelly mixture in it. No one knew what that was about. There was an orange sherbet swirl into the ice cream. Overall, worst ice cream ever. Why Blue Bell? Why give yourself a bad name by making such a flavor? What are your thoughts? What was the worst part? The coconut? The red goo? This next week, we will have one of the six flavors that are living in my freezer at the moment. Hmmm....which will it be? Chocolate Decadence? Wedding Cake? You'll just have to come to find out. Don't forget, you're ALWAYS welcome to bring friends. We need to get some more members!

My freezer is so full it can barely fit an ice cube,
Lindsey

Key Lime Pie

Oh Key Lime Pie, where have you been all my life? The slight tang of your lime was fabulous. Your graham cracker crust chunk was a delightful surprise. The swirl of whip cream was oh so sweet. Key Lime Pie, you're now in my Top 5.

Our first week of Ice Cream Club of the semester with our guest Key Lime Pie, had pretty good attendance for the first meeting. There are several new flavors out there that I'm ready to try! Right now, Ice Cream Club will be starting at 8:00 and will last until about 11:00. DDR will always be that great entertainment to work off those calories consumed by the ice cream. This year I would love to branch out a bit and play some other games. I'm always open for suggestions to better improve your Ice Cream Club experience. A long term goal for the semester is to take a field trip to Brenham, TX to visit the Blue Bell Factory. Club dues are one payment of $5 for the moment, to pay for ice cream throughout the semester. We may have to ask for another five bucks later in the semester if we run out of money. Friends are always welcome. If you have any questions, let me know! What do you think of Key Lime Pie? Good? Bad? Do you want more graham cracker chunks? I sure do! Yay for Mondays!

I ate Key Lime Pie Blue Bell for breakfast,
Lindsey

ICC Comes to a Close

It was great doing business with y'all. Oh how I will miss my Ice Cream Club throughout the summer. There will always be next semester. "Bring Your Own Topping" was a great ending to our fabulous semester of ICC. Half of ICC is departing to numerous places. They will be missed. We will have to recruit some new members for next year. I've already recruited one gal. I have a few more people on my list. This summer you will have all the time in the world to think about the first flavor to try in the fall. David, Kim, Nichole, Emily, Josh, Daniel, and Casey (am I forgetting anyone) it was fun, in your new place in life, you should have a bowl of Blue Bell every Monday in remembrance of us.

Birthday Cake was my favorite of the semester,
Lindsey

Forget the Contest

It kind of hit me today, I'm the only one who likes contests. I'm sure I just annoy y'all. Anyways, you're always welcome to bring a friend. I'm going to invite new people. I also need some suggestions, or Daniel's going to beat me up for getting bananna pudding.

Sundae's Best

I personally really liked Sundae's Best. I'm bias, because my favorite Blue Bell is Bananna Split, which tastes pretty close to Sundae's Best. I didn't enjoy the sections that were lacking in the syrup flavors. They could've done a better job at swirling in all the flavors. OK guys, the semester is starting to wind down. We probably only have about four weeks left, before everyone leaves for the summer. There's been some suggestions about having a "Make your own ice cream" Week. I think that's a great idea. I think we should make it into a hard-core contest, and I will award the winner. I don't know who the judges will be, maybe just the Ice Cream Club as a whole, but we can't vote on our own. So what are your thoughts?

Also, I need some suggestions for next week. Right now I'm thinking about the Bananna Pudding ice cream, just because I love Bananna Pudding. I'm open for any suggestions! Oh, Nichole wins the award for bringing a friend this week. Way to go Nichole! Next week, we will have a contest. Who can bring the most friends? If you're planning on going crazy with the contest, let me know so I can get enough ice cream for everyone. It would also be good if you bring a ton of people to pitch in some money for the extra ice cream. Seriously, guys, it's "Bring a Friend Week." The time will be from 8-10, because no one's coming at 7:30. So you Ultimate people, tell me what times are best for y'all, I'm trying to work around your schedules. Hmmmm....who's the most popular person in the group? Who has the most friends? The person that brings the most friends, who aren't current members, will receive a prize. Let the games begin!

I love contests,
Lindsey

Tin Roof

Pretty good. My first reaction was, "It tastes like hot chocolate, but cold." So there it is, Tin roof tastes like cold chocolate in my brain, but with a nutty surprise. Good choice. It's now third in the ranking. Next week, Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!

I have 4 containers of Blue Bell in my freezer,
Lindsey

Mardi Gras

So last night was Mardi Gras at my house. There wasn't much of an attendance, which is cool, because its nice having a small group of friends every once in a while. But NEXT week, y'all better show up! It was interesting. The yellow and green sprinkles were festive. The purple color of ice cream, was a bit of a gray tint. I liked the flavor, it was pretty strong. If you like cherries, then you'll like this. It wasn't my favorite, but I still liked it. I have 1 and half containers left in my freezer, along with half of the Caramel Sundae Crunch, SOOO if you're ever wanting an ice cream snack, stop on by! OK guys, NEXT week, we will finally try Tin Roof (Emily's suggestion for like the past five years).

I should've given out mardi gras beads last night,
Lindsey

Sorry guys, I'm a slacker!

I apologize! Especially to Mad Ice Cream Lover! OK this week Caramel Sundae Crunch. The crunch kind of surprised me, I forgot that was in the title. I'm also not a fan of dark chocolate, but I liked it alright. It wasn't my favorite. Right now my rankings would have to be 1. Birthday Cake 2.Chocolate Covered Cherry 3.Caramel Sundae Crunch 4. Dulce de Leche Cheesecake. Oh just to remind y'all, this is Spring Break (in case you haven't noticed) we will not have ICC this Monday. Our meetings will resume the following Monday with Mardi Gras Ice Cream. Hmmm...I read the ingredients, this is definitely going to be risky! But hey, its a seasonal, so we better try it now while we can! Also, we're going to begin ICC at 7:30 now, for those Ultimate players, so they can hang out a little longer if they want. I hope y'all enjoy your break. You may want to have a pint of your favorite Blue Bell on Monday in rememberance of our special day. Ha!

I love eating Blue Bell out of the container,
Lindsey

Change of Plans

OK, so Emily has been the one requesting Tin Roof every week, and she's not even going to be here. I'm not sure which flavor I'm going to pick now. This is your chance, suggest soon before I get the ice cream tomorrow. I'll just end up picking a Random if I don't hear from anyone. I'll see y'all tomorrow!

Lindsey

They were CONES!!!

OK so I totally forgot about the ice cream cones! Sorry, I haven't been too with it recently. Next week, someone remind me to pull them out! So what did y'all think? I heard from most people tonight, that it was a good choice. What cracks me up, is that some people even ate the leftovers from last week! Hey, as long as it is out of my freezer, I could care less. Chocolate Covered Cherries was just amazing! I've always loved cherries, I was the kid who would pick out all of the cherries in the fruit salad on Thanksgiving. I was also the kid who would eat all of the cherries out of the jar and drink the juice. I've always loved cherries. So I definitely enjoyed this week's pick. Good job Heather, way to step up and pick a winner. Now I want to hear from the members of Ice Cream Club. What was your favorite part of the ice cream? Was it the heart shaped chocolate? Was it the CHERRIES? Was it the fact, that if you closed your eyes you really thought you were eating a box of those yummy chocolate covered cherries? Mmmmm....Chocolate Covered Cherry Ice Cream. Also I would like to thank those who visited Ice Cream Club for the first time, Ross, Sarah, Crystal, Casey, and Nik. I hope I didn't miss anyone! Also I apologize because there is no way I spelled everyone's name right except for Ross, how else could you spell that name! OK y'all start suggesting! Y'all who've never commented before, maybe you should step out on a limb and give us your input! Yay for Ice Cream Club!!!!

I like Chocolate Covered Cherry ice cream because it's pink,
Lindsey

Exciting news!

I hope everyone got the reminder! I know Lectureship is going on, so I understand if you're not able to make it. I'm going to try and attend a little bit of Lectureship if time allows. I'm not sure what flavor we will be having tomorrow. Heather suggested Chocolate Covered Cherries, which was a seasonal item out for Valentine's, so if they have it still, I will get that one. If United has already gotten rid of it, then I will go with Emily's suggestion of Tin Roof. I hope everyone is able to make it! Be sure to give your input on suggestions and comments! Every voice counts! Oh Heather bought some ice cream cones, mmmmm. I guess that's not TOO exciting.

Cone or a bowl, hmmm?
Lindsey

I'm not a fan

So today we tasted a new "southwest" flavor, called Dulce de Leche Cheesecake (I think that's what it was called, for some reason I want to add Caramel in there somewhere). It was ok, it definitely wasn't my favorite. It had a lot of nuts in it, and I'm not the biggest fan of that stuff. Sorry Kim, I didn't like your suggestion too much, but we're trying them all, so there's going to be a bad flavor every now and then. I also would like to apologize for the broken dance pad. Hopefully by next week, Gamestop will have restocked their dance pads for PS2. OK guys, y'all better be suggesting some flavors or you will have to eat the leftovers of the whole half gallon of Dulce de Leche Cheesecake!!!!

Dulce de Leche Cheesecake=the bottom of my list,
Lindsey

Mmmmm... Birthday Cake

Today was our first Ice Cream Club meeting! Ahhh... Birthday Cake ice cream. It was Gooood! This is all so great because I really haven't had many Blue Bell ice creams. Birthday Cake was so fabulous! Vanilla ice cream....goooood. Colorful sprinkles....goooood. Chocolate syrup.....gooood. Bits of chocolate cake......very goooood. Birthday Cake has now moved up into my #2 slot. I have a whole half gallon left in my freezer, very dangerous. So if anyone wants another taste, please come over! After we tasted the amazing ice cream we played some DDR. Yeah, we're dorks. Oh I love watching people dance. I think Mondays are going to be my favorite day of the week. OK Ice Cream Clubbers, was Birthday Cake all that you hoped it would be? Has Birthday Cake kicked someone else out of your number one spot? Any suggestions for next week? I haven't scoped out the flavors recently. Y'all may want to check out the Blue Bell web site for some ideas! Thanks guys for making Ice Cream Club such a great event!
Colorful sprinkles bring joy to my life,
Lindsey

Grand Opening of Ice Cream Club

Yay! I'm not sick anymore so I can finally be festive and social! OK our first EVER Ice Cream Club meeting is on Monday. This will be a come and go, or come and stay whatever you wish! I'm going to go work out and I'll be back at 7:45, so y'all can come us early as then. So pretty much between 7:45-8:00 is the arrival time. Don't forget, membership dues are $5! Come hungry! Blue Bell's Birthday Cake Ice Cream is our first flavor. Hmmmm....will I like it, will it replace the precious spot of #1 Favorite Ice Cream that has been taken up by Blue Bell's Bananna Split for so many years?
I love Blue Bell after a good workout,
Lindsey