Sandra Lee Creations for Marble Slab Creamery

by Naomi Shulman, Posted Jul 19th 2010 @ 1:00PM

For some of us, summertime can be summed up in two words: ice and cream. Purveyors vie for our ice cream cone dollars, promising premium texture, top-notch ingredients, and ever-more-creative flavors. Marble Slab Creamery's gambit? They've teamed up with Food Network star Sandra Lee, the woman of Semi-Homemade Cooking fame, to promote a Taste of Summer -- 16 "tasty creations" for the summer months only. And, in another nod to reality TV, they're not just inviting customers to taste -- they're asking them to vote for their favorites.

Sandra Lee and Marble Slab Creamery seem like natural bedfellows: Marble Slab is all about mixing fruits, nuts, and candy into their store-made ice cream, while Sandra Lee's schtick is to pair 70 percent store-bought ingredients with 30 percent fresh, homemade fare. Putting these two forces together has resulted in some outrageous-sounding flavors. Take Sunday Brunch, for example, a base of French Toast ice cream studded with strawberries, walnuts, and marshmallow topping. Or how about Dad's Triple Play, an exercise in chocolate overload: Chocolate Swiss ice cream mixed with chocolate cake, chocolate chips, and fudge. (What, no chocolate sauce?) Or consider Peanut Butter Picnic -- Peanut Butter ice cream with caramel topping, Nutter Butters, and peanut M&M's. No half-measures here.

In case anyone feels a little guilty for overindulging, the Taste of Summer campaign will also donate $25,000 to Share Our Strength, a nonprofit that fights hunger.Through federal nutrition programs, investment on the local community level, and educating families to cook healthy meals on a budget, the organization's No Kid Hungry effort strives to end childhood hunger in the U.S. by 2015 -- a lofty goal considering that right now one in four kids doesn't get enough to eat. Kind of makes you appreciate those summer ice cream cones all the more, doesn't it?

Filed Under: Celebrities, Chefs
Tags: featured, food network, marble slab creamery, sandra lee, semi-homemade cooking

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7-21-2010 @2:57PM Olivia said... Never liked ice cream...can't stand Sandra Lee.
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7-23-2010 @10:35PM Say WHAT? said... Olivia, I am not a fan of Sandra's "cooking" style either, but for some reason she actually has fans. But I wouldn't call you a moron. Sandra is a hack - always has been.