When I was pregnant with Amy (26 years ago) there was only one thing that I constantly craved.
Ice cream.
Not just any old pedestrian-out-of-the-carton ice cream, either.
It had to be from Baskin Robbins. There happened to be a BR just up the street, walking distance (technically, waddling) from my home at the time.
And during my 9 months of pregnancy I sampled just about all of their 31 flavors, plus some. (Actually, I learned that they only kept 31 flavors on hand at all times, but actually had a type of rotation of flavors. I learned this because I visited there multiple times a week for many months, but that’s not important right now.)
Amy was born 4 days after this photo was taken. Notice how I was "Hulking out" of my shoes.
(Random reference to the Incredible Hulk here that has no relevance to this story.)
So they have their Classic Flavors and, of course, there’s always the Flavor of the Month. Don’t ask me how I know this stuff, just trust me on this. I'm a total BR Pro. 😉
My two favorite Baskin Robbins flavors are:
1) Gold Medal Ribbon – introduced in the late 70’s, it’s Vanilla and Chocolate ice creams with a caramel ribbon. Bliss!
2) Chocolate Mousse Royale – the richest, most chocolatiest (fl should totally be a word) combination of decadence this side of the Rockies. (Usually the September Flavor of the Month. Again, don’t ask me how I know this stuff.)
I’ve obviously been a big fan of BR for years. And coincidentally (?), we happen to have one of their stores just a block away. In fact, I may or may not actually make home buying decisions based on their proximity to a Baskin Robbins store. =D
So imagine my delight when the Baskin Robbins folks asked if I would like to give away some gift certificates on my blog. I thought about it for exactly 2 seconds…..
“Ummm…..YES!”
They’ve done the coolest thing: They have introduced what they call a Double Header Cone. You can enjoy your favorite ice cream and soft serve all on the same cone. Genius!
So, today, thanks to the generosity of the Baskin Robbins folks, I am shamelessly promoting BR Ice Cream (which I really and truly love) by giving away $2.00 Gift Certificates to Baskin Robbins. (I always include BR Gift Certificates in my kids' Christmas stockings, but that's not important right now, either.)
I have 20 certificates to give away. The first 10 commenters will each win two $2.00 Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Gift Certificates.
Can you guess what Amy's favorite ice cream is? 😉
Tell me your favorite flavor of ice cream. Tell me an ice cream story.
Demand that I share my ice cream. Whatever….. =D
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UPDATE – 11/5/2009:
Congratulations to the first 10 commenters (you double and triple accidental posters still only count as one. =D) who won the certificates. And thank you to all who participated. I have sent emails to everyone. If you didn't get it, please just email me your snail mail address so I can get these out to you today.
PS. I love it when you share.
GIFT CERTIFICATE WINNERS:
- Kristen Benson
- Nickie
- class factotum
- Amanda
- Michele Caridad
- Kiki Bacaro
- Ivis Suarez
- The OC Josh
- Lauren Donahoo
- Ileana
No way! I am finally going to win something? How fun is this?
Oh shoot! I forgot my story…Chunky Monkey PURE BLISS. When I was pregnant with Jessica Ummm, probably the reason I gained so much. Sigh…
My all time favorite is peanut butter chunk ice cream. Yumm! I ate so much of it while pregnant, people thought I was having twins! Oops!
Have you ever had Making Cookies? http://class-factotum.blogspot.com/2009/10/monday-report.html
I have to pick just one???My favorite BR flavors are Gold Medal Ribbon, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, and Cookies & Cream.
There’s a BR right by my house. Very dangerous.
ok…totally great blog + cubanisms that finally let me feel that “someone understands” and to top it all off…you give free ice cream? where have you been all my life? there peanut butter cup-ish (ok ok i dont remember the formal BR name…so sue me!) is to die for!
BR Quarterback Crunch..not always available but oh,oh, so good! I had a birthday cake made with that one once…Thanks Martica, you are da BOMB!!
Ice cream and cake and cake. Ice cream and cake, Do the ice cream and cake! My favorite commercial all summer was BR. I have never had their ice cream :/
I commented thru iphone and it got deleted. 🙁
I guess it reappeared lol
Can I have one Mrs. Darby?I need some rainbow sherbert!
My mom says that when she was pregnant with me, the only food she really craved was Baskin Robbins chocolate chip ice cream! Ice cream is one of my favorite foods in the world, and I think maybe my mother’s constant eating of it for nine months contributed to that. My boyfriend insist that I have a separate stomach just for ice cream, since I can down a huge amount of it no matter how full I am!
I actually worked at BR one summer a very long time ago and the best day of the week for us was Tuesday when the new ice cream shipments came in. We’d grab the jackets, pink spoons and run into the freezer to sample the new flavors. As far as I was concerned, I had the best. job. ever! My favorite flavor is Jamoca Almond Fudge with a drizzling of hot fudge over it. It is pure deliciousness in a cup. See ya later; gotta make an ice cream run!
You’re trying to kill me, aren’t you…
Me wants some :)a girl that goes to PCHS 🙂 she posted your blog on facebook 🙂
When my family didn’t have money Mom invented “pajama nights”. We would dress in the craziest PJ outfits we could think of and go out in town for ice cream and rent a movie. An inexpensive way to lighten the mood of a household 🙂 Also, it might explain why I’m so hard to embarrass!
My favorite ice cream in the whole wide world is Chocolate Almond. Especially the one from “La Baquita”.But I will take the Winn Dixie brand anytime!!!! 😉
When I was pregnant with my second child, my craving was Carvel’s Soft Chocolate serve with chocolate sprinkles.
Thank God that I lost weight with my pregnancy, otherwise, I don’t know how big I would have gotten. I ate that at least twice a week. And I’m not talking about a cone, half a gallon worth of soft serve with sprinkles. I know…Shut Up!!!!! LOL!!!!
Ileana,I don’t have your email address. Please send me your snail mail address so I can send certificates to you.
Thanks,
Marta
I haven’t had BR ice cream in years but my favorite flavor was Pralines & Cream. But nothing beats the taste of real Cuban ice cream. Mantecado