I am a very blessed man. I am happy, healthy, handsome, (ok you caught me, I better keep it real here), extremely handsome, and at times even a touch humorous. My wife (the beautiful yet culinarily challenged Carrie) is also blessed. You see, besides forming opinions on food, I also am somewhat adept at cooking it. This certainly blesses Carrie. Let me be clear, Carrie is a very gifted and talented woman. It’s just that none of the gifts or talents translate into cooking. Oh, the stories my mother-in-law enjoys sharing! Like when she talks about the time, at seventeen years of age, Carrie asked her how to boil water. Or how about the time she burnt the spaghetti! Oh boy, Ma is just a hoot. It was not long after we married that my Carrie’s culinary handicaps became glaringly evident. It was at this time that I acquired my passion for eating out. Eventually however, this became a tad expensive, so it was at this juncture that I learned to cook. And Carrie does quite enjoy my cooking, but then again she is all too aware of the alternative. In all my learning, however, I never learned to make desserts. So if I didn’t make it by Aunt Sara Lee’s section when at the store, or if I don’t hear Uncle Jack’s truck cruise by, playing his theme song as I am lounging in my living room, I am fresh out of luck come after dinner snack time. So what is a guy to do? Well that leads me (believe it or not) to this month’s topic. As if! Sorry, I am watching the movie Clueless as I write this article.
Having polished off my last piece of Costco cheesecake the night before, I decided to head over to Marble Slab creamery at 4400 Elverta Road in Antelope. Marble Slab would be more closely compared to Cold Stone than Baskin & Robbins. That being said, I like Marble Slab much better. Like the others, they offer a vast array of Ice Cream (Marble Slab’s being homemade) and the usual bevy of sundaes, shakes and cakes. They also offer a wide variety of toppings and goodies to mix with your ice cream.
Speaking of ice cream (which by the way we are), they have a flavor to die for, and that is not merely because it is high in saturated fat and cholesterol. The flavor I speak of and pledge my love and allegiance to is called Birthday Cake. I stake my reputation as…. uhhh…. Well, I stake my reputation on the fact that you will like it.
Perhaps the most impressive treat Marble Slab offers are what I would call designer caramel and candy apples. These babies are absolute works of art. Go online to www.marbleslab.com and checkout more masterpieces.
The weather is getting warmer and you are going to want to try the area’s hottest place to cool down, Marble Slab.
By the way ladies, before you get too upset with my comments about Carrie’s cooking, please remember this: I did indeed point out her culinary shortcomings, this is true. Please do not let that one negative comment cause you to forget the statements I made that she is talented, gifted and beautiful. It is okay that I didn’t marry her for her pot roast.