Let Them Eat Ice Cream Cake

Even though this is blog called Frozen Food Journal I haven't written much about my life. To be honest a guy who writes about ice creams and Lean Cuisines isn't particularly interesting. I did, however, have a frozen food-related event over the weekend and thought I'd share.

On Saturday my brother hosted a small gathering (about twenty people) to celebrate the graduations of future higher schoolers and the college bound in the group. He was in charge of making dinner. Now my bro isn't an Iron Chef or even a Copper Cook, so I ended up being duped into helping humbly offering my assistance.

What ensued in the kitchen was something out of "Dinner: Impossible." Spilt ingredients, a broken oven, maybe a few swear words. But at the end of the day (seven o'clock to be more precise) justice prevailed and dinner was served. It was a sumptuous spread consisting of:

- pizza (pepperoni, sausage, cheese and my personal favorite pineapple)
- Tyson BBQ wings
- nachos with seven-layer dip
- salad drenched with Asian dressing
- spring rolls
- fruit salad

Okay, maybe not the most extravagant meal ever made. Especially when half the food was already prepared and/or frozen. But still, give a couple guys some credit. I thought the Tyson wings were excellent. I only had a couple but they were really flavorful.

All that nutritious goodness was washed down all with a smoothie blend made from strawberries, blueberries, yogurt, banana, apple juice and ice. My family has made smoothies at home for years. Everyone seemed to enjoy them. But who knows, maybe they're all liars.

Of course, no meal would be complete without dessert. And Saturday finished with a flurry as someone brought a delectable "Congratulations!" Ice Cream Cone Cake from Baskin-Robbins. It was fantastic. Mint chocolate chip ice cream sitting atop rich Devil's Food cake with very little frosting to get in the way. Among of the best ice cream cakes I've ever had.

It's funny. I had been crazing pizza for the past few weeks... and here's what I ate over the past few days:

Friday: pizza
Saturday: pizza
Sunday: pizza
Monday: spaghetti

There's only so much tomato sauce a person can take. No mas on the Italian please...