red velvet

"I'd be crazy to sit here and tell you that I've never thought about it. [But] I never can beat myself up about it. I definitely am not restrictive. [Laughs.] You're a human being, you live once and life is wonderful, so eat the damn red velvet cupcake."

— Emma Stone on the pressure to measure up to Hollywood's standard of staying skinny. Emma is one of three actresses photographed by Matthias Vriens-McGrath for Glamour's May issue, which will be on newsstands April 5. Ashley Greene and Freida Pinto were also chosen by the magazine to show off bright floral looks for the Spring.

Red velvet ice cream?! Genius! Here reader myhousemd shares an amazingly creative recipe that we can't wait to try.

After an impromptu trip to the grocery store to buy this ice cream, my friend and I became absolutely addicted.  We didn't even touch the Rocky Road that he bought!  We kept thinking about it for weeks afterward, and I decided that I needed to learn how to make it (because that's what I do when I taste something amazing).  A Google search gave me nothing.  Plenty of recipes for ice cream with red velvet cake, but no red velvet cake flavored ice cream.  Having much experience with making multiple flavors of ice cream using multiple methods, I knew it was time to put my kitchen skills to the test.  I decided to make my own recipe.

Keep reading to see the recipe!

I must admit: I'm not the world's biggest fan of cheesecake, it's always seemed a bit too rich. But I'm obsessed with red velvet cake, and was intrigued when I first heard about red velvet cheesecake. I put it on my list of things to make and before I could get to it, The Cheesecake Factory came out with a version and sent one our way — along with a couple others. Was it the perfect hybrid of Southern red velvet and smooth cheesecake decadence? How was the cheesecake on a whole? Find out when you read more