Huge Hound Is Moving to Florida

Tony and I are planning to move to Florida, so Huge Hound Frozen Desserts won't be operating as a New Jersey limited liability company for too much longer. Tony and I have been pondering our next move for a little while now, and the decision to relocate to the Fort Lauderdale area (probably Wilton Manors) came relatively quickly.

Our biggest consideration was walkability; we're really not enjoying having to drive everywhere. And as I've noted on the blog before, we both like the idea of a warmer year-round climate, one that would be ideal for selling frozen desserts.

I don't know exactly when I'll be selling FDs in FLA. As some of you know, I wasn't overly concerned with making HH profitable right away because I was receiving severance from my former employer. That's ended, and I need to start bringing in some coinage again, probably as a freelance editor and writer. (And please let me know about any freelance editorial gigs you're aware of that I could do here in New Jersey in the next couple of months or that I could do remotely.)

I would have liked to have been able to expand Huge Hound here, but Tony and I both felt like it was time to move on. I'd been thinking about buying a food truck or doing one or more pop-up shops in the Hunterdon-Bucks area. And I may ultimately go the pop-up route in Florida.

I'm proud of what I've accomplished so far. The vegan frozen dessert base I created has a wonderfully creamy texture without dairy, tree nuts, or any of the other major food allergens. And I produced some terrific flavors of VFD and ice cream, many of which incorporated ingredients from local farms and/or my own backyard; I was especially happy with my Chocolate-Mint, Chocolate-Ginger, Peach Melba, and Blackberry VFDs and my Lemon Verbena, Mint Chocolate Chip, Vanilla Fudge, and Beet-Nutmeg ice creams.

For years, I'd dreamed of making Basset Tracks Ice Cream. And I did it! And people loved it!

I plan to be at the Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers' Market at least twice more: March 5 (this coming Sunday) and March 19. And I'll once again have Chocolate-Ginger Vegan Frozen Dessert with me, in addition to my Blueberry-Lime, Beet-Nutmeg, and Ginger dairy ice creams. I'll see you there!