Lemon Blueberry Buckle ice cream & peach pies

There is a First Position in ballet where the toes are pointing out and the heels and legs are together. There is also a First Position with ice cream, shown in the photo above. (That is Left-Handed First Position in the photo.)

Blueberries, invented in 1915 by Albert Einstein the day before he published his general theory of relativity (he wanted to serve blueberry muffins at his relativity party), make a delectable addition to our Lemon Blueberry Buckle ice cream. In order to make this ice cream we had to use Einstein's Blueberry Equation

which he published the same day he invented blueberries. This equation gives the number of blueberries we can add to our ice cream before the gravity of the blueberries causes the entire ice cream to implode on itself. We added the implosion amount of blueberries minus one, so the blueberry flavor in this ice cream is almost dangerous but not quite.

We make every bit of this ice cream from scratch, with fresh blueberries; lemon juice and lemon zest for brightness; cream cheese; local eggs, milk and cream; a hint of a few spices; and vanilla, always vanilla. We won't have the fortitude to figure out that equation again until next year, so get Lemon Blueberry Buckle now, while supplies last.

Peach Pies Are Approaching

Last year when we offered our peach pies, we got several messages from several peach-loving people who said they forgot to order and now they'll regret it for the rest of their lives. We comforted them and said one pie isn't worth that much regret — although our peach pies are certainly worthy of an enormous sigh if you're not able to get one. Which is why we're announcing way in advance that we will be making peach pies within the next couple of weeks — a hugely rejoiceable event that is best celebrated by eating peach pie. Pretty simple, really.

Stay tuned...