GASTRONORMOUS

The Predicate just returned from a visit to Ohio, and she couldn’t wait to call me and rub in, er, rave about, the fact that she had had the best ice cream of her life at Jeni’s. Perhaps, she hated to say it, even better than Tara’s organic, a Santa Fe ice cream purveyor that I adore. I had a hard time believing that, as Tara’s is phenomenal. But then she excitedly told me about Jeni’s unusually delicious flavors, such as: Goat cheese and cognac-fig, salty caramel, crème fraiche with Amarena cherries, and Thai chili ice creams! Or how about pear and riesling or apple cider and five spice sorbet? Only to name a few. Oh my. I must try.

They deliver country-wide, but it is hella expensive, like $70 to have six pints sent to your door. But hey, that’s cheaper than a trip to Ohio. And really, you don’t want to go to Ohio, anyway. (Joke! Don’t get all up on your Ohio horse, now. I was kidding. I have never been to Ohio, but the state has produced some very lovely people, so who am I to badmouth?). It might be too expensive to order for yourself, but this would be a great indulgent gift for the ice cream lover in your life!

Say what? Oh! I totally forgot my birthday is coming up!

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
To order call (614) 488-3224 or go to their website.

As my husband can attest, I am a little more germaphobic than your average person (though not quite at OCD-level), and one thing that grosses me out not a little bit is when you put the colander in the sink and dump the boiling spaghetti in, and all the water backs up so whatever was in your drain is now floating up to mingle with your noodles. I know, ick, right? Well, this colander alleviates that problem with its ultra-legginess. Just look at those gams! Plus, the legs and colander itself is collapsible, so you can store it flat. Genius! [$29.95 at Sur la Table]