Heat waves like the ones we've been experiencing recently in Philadelphia necessitate three things: water, air conditioning and ice cream. I've been enjoying the AC while indulging in the new Cooking Channel. Julia Child, The Galloping Gourmet and Two Fat Ladies? Yes! In addition to the array of vintage cooking shows featured on Cooking Channel, there are familiar personalities from the Food Network and some new faces to learn.

Lucky for Philadelphia, the Cooking Channel's Ice Cream Truck Tour is making a stop here before continuing across the country, featuring the best local products along the way. From 10:00am - 6:00pm on Wednesday, July 28th, this one of a kind ice cream truck will be parked at Reading Terminal Market serving up FREE scoops of Bassetts Ice Cream. To make the deal even sweeter, the star and host of Chinese Food Made Easy, Ching He-Huang, will be making an appearance at the truck. Lucky for me, as the official blogger for the tour stop in Philly, I'll be getting in on the deal by interviewing Ching and serving up some scoops.

Visit me and Ching He-Huang at Reading Terminal Market on Wednesday, July 28th and cool down with a FREE scoop of ice cream courtesy of Cooking Channel and Bassetts Ice Cream.

After a friend and I indugled in a little too much FireFly Sweet Tea Vodka, we brainstormed the delicious idea to work some of that tasty liquor into a cake for A Full Plate.

Behold, the Arnold Palmer! Dense and moist lemon bundt cake is spiked with sweet tea vodka and then glazed with a lemon/sweet tea vodka glaze.

Come and get some at A Full Plate Cafe. This cake seems to be taking off, so look for it throughout the summer.

Chocolate whoopie pies with Troegs java head stout cream filling. Available @greenaisle during Beer Week