[Pat S]

Check out The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg.
They list ingredients and what makes the best pairings.
Their top of the list for blue cheese: honey (esp chestnut or tupelo), pears, apples, celery, walnut bread.

Do the vanilla ice cream with a balsamic reduction with or without any kind of mashed berries added in. The reduction makes the balsamic into an incredibly sweet syrup.