Uberfluff

Despite the bitter, wince-inducing cold outside, I've been on a bit of an ice cream kick lately.  These phases, of course, always start with over-the-top sundaes, and then (as I get lazier) devolve into eating Ben & Jerry's right out of the container.  Among the easily-available supermarket brands, Ben & Jerry's tends to win out pretty easily despite the cutesey flavor names and the holier-than-thou vibe.  (Though I confess that I don't eat the Phish Food flavor out of principle, since I'm still bearing a considerable grudge against certain Phish fans whom I knew in college.  May they spend their days in hell, listening to nothing but speed metal.)  I know that Haagen Dazs actually has a new premium line that's supposed to be very good, but Ben & Jerry's is generally on sale and Haagen Dazs almost never is, so that explains why I haven't really ventured into the fancy-shmancy new stuff from them.  I also know that someone is going to point out that nothing can beat the ice cream that you can make at home.  That may be true, but when I want ice cream, I want it now.  Not after I remember to cook a custard, cool it to room temperature, chill it for a day, chill it for another day when I realize that I forgot to freeze the machine bowl, freeze the ice cream machine bowl insert, churn the ice cream in the machine, and then refreeze it for several hours.  I can't plan my gluttony ahead by that much.

Anyway, while I'm largely happy with my Ben and Jerry's choices, every once in a while, I get a bit of a dud.  And alas, that happened last night with the Cheesecake Brownie flavor.  I guess that I shouldn't have tried to branch out into something new, but it sounded so good.  In the end though--too much cheesecake flavor, not enough brownie.  Lately, the consistent favorite has been Cinnamon Buns--though Chubby Hubby is also great if you can find it.  (Why does no one stock this one?)  And is it just me, or is Cherry Garcia not as good as it used to be?  I feel like I'm getting fewer and fewer good cherry chunks in it.

So, what's your favorite?

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