suzette roberts

// Organic Earl Grey Ice Cream

It's officially ice cream season(!) But, then again, one could easily add, "Is there ever a season that's not ice cream season (heat on during our winter)?" We are a heavy tea-drinking family and grew up on mugs of simply-brewed black tea-- my amazing parents included, back in the day... This month I wanted to celebrate them both with a new flavour: Organic Earl Grey, with its pure Italian bergamot citrus oil, after taking some time away last month. This pure (organic) blend of ingredients salute their strong work ethic, exemplary business acumen, and drive to live an authentic life. We're over the moon to have them both with us on the same side of the pond these days, finally! More behind-the-scenes steps after the jump. Have a fun weekend. ~xx

// Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Hello April! For our first full and welcoming month of spring, I decided to take a detour, making a sharp right (wildchild feels) with a quiet and simple everyday flavour that's soothing and easy-going with its own secret complexities in the mix: Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Bean. How contradicting... It has an earthy, back-to-the-good-old-basics feel of fresh beginnings with the generous invite to add little touches of colour (aka wonderment) as we desire, which too is completely optional. Have a safe and healthy April. More behind-the-scenes photos of its early beginning days after the jump...

// Cookies and Cream Ice Cream

Hello March! Somewhere in the very early 80's while at my high school graduation, totally clueless as to what the larger than life world had in store for a simple island girl who only wanted to swim in the warm salty sea, fly wide-bodied jets, eat fish and ice cream, and have a really good time, this, always a hit flavour with so many of our young kids, was born... becoming the best-selling flavour in 1983. Years later, deeply buried in classroom teaching, wings clipped and mostly grounded, this indulgent flavour continued to live on, as proof with the gazillion Favourite Ice Cream Flavours pictographs created by my kids at varying grade levels, and many times by-passing any reference to the usual chocolate and strawberry. What happened? It's simple... Cookies and Cream Ice Cream has a no-explanation-needed feel of extra-fun with all the sweet and sandwiched crunchies in the mix for both our younger and older kids. And it's still happening...

Have a refreshing weekend, and thanks so much for all my treats this week. I needed every. single. one. of them. :) Music and more after the jump... ~xx

// Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream (with Vodka)

Hello February! Strawberries in the winter? I wasn't quite sure and then thought, how could this be? With April through our late summer months being their peak season in the North, I came to the startling conclusion that if these heart-shaped fruits were to be had, they would somehow be imports of some sort from a much warmer climate. Sure enough, they were, and I was beyond smiles when my eyes caught them at our market three weeks ago. I wanted a natural rose-coloured flavour with a quiet rustic feel for our Valentine month. Within three days, this Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream (with a splash of Vodka) to enhance the strawberry bite, came to life. And with wanting to keep the ingredients as simple and as natural as possible, I was also able to indulge in this softer 'rosemantic' colour... :) It's been a wild week this side (to say the least) with our snow storms, but always invigorating with working with a great team. More after the jump... Thanks everybody and have a restful weekend.  ~xx 

// Dark Deviled Chocolate Fudge Ice Cream

Chocolate, upon chocolate, upon chocolate... taking this month's official new flavour: Dark Deviled Chocolate Fudge into the world of our young children. Back in the day, I was always amazed with our boys' never-ending desire to add more and more chocolate syrup to their already very generous scoop(s) of chocolate ice cream, making a dark potion of some sort with the added syrup, and enjoying it to the very last drop, straws optional. And not to mention the not surprizing double-layer chocolate birthday cake request, each and every year to go along with... you guessed it, chocolate ice cream of course. It's in the DNA. :) To kick off a fresh new year of frozen flavours, celebrating our kids and this month's National Bittersweet Chocolate Day (and because Valentines is also right around the corner), I happily dived into this decadent treat with a focus on its traditional beginnings using just bittersweet (dark) chocolate, and lots of it, to create this deeply rich and indulgent dessert... A few behind-the-scenes photos of its early in-the-making days after the jump. Have a luxurious weekend. ~xo