Shelf-Stable Ice Cream Float Disaster

This week’s mission: a fake prefab float, and a better-quality Nestlé Crunch bar.

Espresso Banana Muffins

Espresso-flecked morning muffins with a big, walnut-crusted top.

Hold the Cream of Mushroom Soup

From Bismarck to St. Paul to Madison, new high-end restaurants are embracing such local cuisine as fried walleye and wild-rice porridge. Call it the birth of northwoods chic.

Chocolate Caramel/Fudge Cake with Heath Bar Toppings

Guinness–Milk Chocolate Ice Cream

Creamy Irish stout and milk chocolate complement each other in this cold treat.

Crumbly Oat and Apricot Bars

Sweet, and begging to be served à la mode.

Moogle

To See a World in a Grain of Dry Ice

Does Chef Heston Blumenthal really find perfection?

Arnold Palmer

An unbeatable combination of iced tea and lemonade.

Zucchini–Pine Nut Muffins

Yogurt and zucchini lend substance to a breakfast or afternoon treat.

The Eva

Mexico’s classic apple soda makes an excellent mixer in this simple brandy tail.

Why Do You Get a Headache When You Eat Ice Cream?

Pleasure and pain.

Slushy Blended Margarita

Our take on the slushy cousin of the famous tequila tail is tasty enough to be given the key to Margaritaville.

Blackberry Cream Soda

A summery take on a soda fountain classic.