<p>Are you thinking, "What on <em>earth</em> is artisan ice cream?"</p>

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<p>Yep.  That's what I thought when I heard about it for the first time through Groupon.</p>

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<p>And since I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream, I thought that I needed to try this artisan ice cream for journalistic purposes.</p>

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<p>Bella and <span style="font-size: 13.0208px;">I hauled our cookies all the way across town to Scottsdale on a typical February 70s and sunny Sunday afternoon. </span></p>

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<p><span style="font-size: 13.0208px;">We began our artisan ice cream quest at Casa de Jimmykins.  Unless they are a real schmuck, I tend to remain friends with former boyfriends.  This comes in handy when they live right around the corner from trendy artisan ice cream joints. </span></p>

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<p>After a delish Chipotle lunch and a romp on Jimmykins' lawn (Bella and Jimmykins, not me and Jimmykins)</p>