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I do an in-season asparagus and pasta, adding chard and use a quick pesto-parmesan sauce. It's even lighter and the flavor of the vegetables comes through more since they dominate the dish.
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ExpatChef at 12:16PM on 04/21/08

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Häagen-Dazs vs. Ben & Jerry's: Which Are You Down With?

I love Haagen-Dazs's Caramel Cone ice cream! It's like tasting a sundae cone in an ice cream!

justboycrazy at 1:21AM on 08/21/07

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Häagen-Dazs vs. Ben & Jerry's: Which Are You Down With?

I'm all about Haagen-Dazs myself! They have more interesting flavors. Truthfully, I've never had anything of Ben & Jerry's before.

justboycrazy at 1:19AM on 08/21/07

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Häagen-Dazs vs. Ben & Jerry's: Which Are You Down With?

Well after reading everyone's comments- Im going to have to agree that its def based on where you are in your life and what your taste buds are craving.
Honestly- when I was a child- I hated Haagen Dazs. I found it too bland- no spice! no chucks! just....ice cream. Now- I love it. I love that creamy, fattiness that is haagen Dazs
But- Im also a college student. And we young people LOVE chucks in our ice cream. After a night of "fun" - you want super double chucky brownie whatever- basically everything in your mouth at once.
I whole heartingly agree that B&J is the ice cream one eats alone, at a girls night, or after a night of drinking while H.D is very much one to savor

BUT- The BEST ice cream I have ever had came from France, in the northern parts, around Rouen. I could see the cows sleeping off in the distance- I knew it was fresh. And nothing, nothing- can beat freshness.

Haagen Dazs strawberry- lovely
B&J Dublin Mudslide- please, the taste of Baileys with brownie and fudge swirl......beautiful
Although, in the end, its all ice cream therefore all good to me

Lizable2007 at 11:43PM on 08/14/07

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Häagen-Dazs vs. Ben & Jerry's: Which Are You Down With?

HD, HD, HD.... the whole spectrum from Rum Raisin to Vanilla Bean to "extra rich light" Dulce de Leche. Personal favorite is the discontinued Chocolate Turtle: chocolate with caramel and SALTY pecans. Damn that was good.

Now, i've heard that the B&J pistachio kicks butt for its whole and enormous pistachios, but I've yet to try it. And like the Cherry Garcia guy above, I think nothing on earth can compare to Chunky Monkey when it comes to a really brilliant combination.

Which leads me to HD's Black Walnut.... mmm. And then that leads me back to B&J's Oatmeal Cookie - a wonderful "junk" flavor.

And finally I finish up with B&J's recent (and discontinued?) most brillant flavor, simply because it was CHUNKLESS: Black & Tan. Boy, that was good - chocolate, malt, and stout ice creams with no other crap added. Anyone try that flavor and agree?

To choose one over the other for ever and ever, I'd still lose my bananas and go with Haagen Dazs.

tenacity at 11:52PM on 08/13/07

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Häagen-Dazs vs. Ben & Jerry's: Which Are You Down With?

I used love the simple HD flavors and savor it in small bits, never more than a few spoonfulls at a sitting. Almost everyone I know loves Cherry Garcia though and I can't stand it.

Now I just make my own that I like just as much.

digt at 3:04AM on 07/23/07

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Häagen-Dazs vs. Ben & Jerry's: Which Are You Down With?

Am I the only person who thinks HD ice cream to be too much? Too fatty, too sweet... but the raspberry sorbet on the other hand, good god.. I've been living off that stuff in the midst of this tropical heat.

B&J on the other hand is loads of fun, but I find myself only scooping out the fillings.

winny at 8:32AM on 07/22/07

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