The Big Muddy Ice Cream Blog

I've reviewed Yogurt Lab flavors before, but it's high time I reviewed the chain using Lizzy's patented 8-step fro-yo review process. If you don't live in Minneapolis or haven't read my previous reviews of this fro-yo chain, Yogurt Lab is a chain of science-themed frozen yogurt shops in Minneapolis.  They list their flavors periodic table-style.  It's super cute! I'll just dive right in with the 8 questions we at the Big Muddy use to assess a frozen yogurt shop. 1) The variety of flavors: is there a good selection? Yogurt Lab has a ton of flavors  in rotation.  There were 8 to 10 flavors at the downtown location today, and there were a good mix of fruity, chocolatey, and 'other' (think caramel, cookies and cream, etc ...) flavors.  A little something for everyone. 2) The flavor of my choices. Today I chose lime frozen yogurt.  I had grand visions of making a lime pie themed dessert, but you'll see later why that kind of failed.  Thi...

I am mad.  I am furious.  I am seething.  You are probably wondering, dear reader, why I am so angry, what put me in this funk, and I will tell you.  It was avocado frozen yogurt.  "But you love avocado," you, dear reader, might say.  And I do, I truly do, which is why this abomination, this disgrace to both avocados and frozen yogurt has me so riled up. I mentioned in my intro post that I am a frequent customer of the Minneapolis frozen yogurt chain Yogurt Lab, and one of the reasons I go so often is that they purported to offer an avocado flavor.  I was rightly excited by this, and every time I went to Yogurt Lab I did a prayer to the god of all things frozen that THIS would be the day they had the avocado flavor. When I walked in on Sunday, lo and behold, there was the sign declaring that, with the pull of a lever I could fill my cardboard cup with delicious avacado-y goodness.  Without hesitation I strode to the dispenser and and let flow...

Hello World! My name is Madeline and I love ice cream.  I've decided that I need to join the rest of my navel-gazing and self-important generation and share my love of ice cream with you, the world.  Hence the creation of the Big Muddy Ice Cream Blog. Now, dear reader, you may ask, "Why the Big Muddy?"  My sister Lizzy and I will co-author this blog.  We are from St. Louis, Missouri, the home of Chuck Berry, the St. Louis Arch, and Provel cheese.  I currently live in Minneapolis, Minnesota the home of never-ending winter and snow in April.  The Mississippi River, aka the Big Muddy, connects us. The most important thing you need to know about me is my favorite brand of ice cream.  It is, hands down, Ben and Jerry's.  The flavor selection!  The chunks!  Ben and Jerry's is followed closely by Haagen Dazs.  Haagen Dazs has some truly amazing and unparalleled flavors like Caramel Cone and White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle, but is ...