Yesterday was National Carrot Day. I only know this because I was online looking for a calendar web site and stumbled across the odd fact. It did make me think that I have not made my favorite carrot cake recipe in quite some time and prompted me to get baking. This is a […]
Dessert
Burns Night – Scottish Shortbread
It is Burns night and although we did not manage to catch a haggis this year, we decided to embrace the spirt of the bard with some lovely buttery Scottish shortbread. When we were in New York last spring for dinner at Per Se we even found the statue of ‘Rabbie’ in […]
Braised Pineapple With Vanilla & Star Anise
The historic mention of a pineapple was given by Christopher Columbus and his crew, who, after reaching the island now known as Guadeloupe, collected the pineapple. They brought this succulent yellow fruit back to Europe in the 1490’s. Its spiky surface caused the Spanish to name it pina, after the pine cone. The British also thought it had […]
Cranberry Orange Pomegranate Sauce for Cheesecake
When we think of winter fruits we think of cranberries and pomegranates. We like to use them in salads and sauces throughout the winter months. When we were asked to bring a dessert to Christmas dinner we knew we would be including them in our plan. We began by washing […]
Molasses Jam Cookies
I think we all have favorite recipes that remind us of our childhood. When I was a little girl my mother would make my grandmother’s “Raymond Cookies”. I don’t know why they were called “Raymond Cookies” and can’t seem to find out no matter how many recipe searches I complete. In all of our […]
Vanilla Fig Balsamic Ice Cream
Ice cream might be my very favorite of all the sweet treats. I could eat it by the half gallon for breakfast, lunch and dinner and never tire of it. It wasn’t until two years ago that I even realized that ice cream did not have to be flavored so simply. We were at […]
Beet Fluid Gel
As we mentioned in an earlier blog, we wanted the beet to be the star of the show in our You Can’t Stop the Beet dessert. Our final beet component of this dessert was a beet fluid gel. While this was used to add yet another texture to this dish, it also added lovely color […]
“You Can’t Stop the Beet”…Our “Beetfait” Beet Root Dessert
Beets, or if you are in the UK, Beetroot, is a great and versatile ingredient that not only has a very distinctive flavor, but also a fabulous deep rouge colour that makes any dish stand out. We have used the roasted beets for a previous blog served with Chevre. This […]