This is basically a gratuitous picture post. I bake bread a couple of times a week and it is normally excellent, but every so often it […]
Baking
Cherry Pit Ice Cream (Noyaux)
I’ve made a lot of ice cream and this one is one of the most memorable and delicious. It’s flavor is very much close to […]
A Cake for Mom: Strawberry Ricotta Cake
The decision was made a while back by my 6-year-old that the cake for Mother’s Day will have lots of strawberries. So that was that. Diana had to […]
Quiche Florentine
I’ve posted in length about quiche, specifically about the fantastic Bouchon quiche from Thomas Keller. So this is a bit of a gratuitous post, but what […]
French Laundry: “Banana Split” – Poached Banana Ice Cream, White Chocolate-Banana Crepes and Chocolate Sauce
A classic flavor presented in a very untraditional and delicious way, classic Thomas Keller. Here we have sweet crepes, filled with a mixture of white […]
Super bowl XLIV: Gumbo and Sweet Potato Pie
I was pretty happy that the Saints made it to the Super Bowl this year, but I honestly did not think they would actually win! […]
Gingerbread, Pumpkin and Walnut-Pear-Bourbon Ice Cream
Just like the venison dish I posted about earlier, this dessert happened because of Diana. More specifically, it was because of her dislike of gingerbread […]
Tarts – Mixed Berry and Caramelized Banana
Delicious tarts cobbled up with what I had in the pantry and fridge. The dough is a simple 3-2-1 (flour-butter-liquid) with egg yolks making up […]
Pumpkin-Olive Oil Cake and Buckwheat Ice Cream
Every year I look forward to cooking with winter squashes in the fall. It really is a pleasure to go to the store and see […]
Corned Beef cooked Sous Vide
I’ve been exploring Sous Vide cooking using my Immersion Circulator often with excellent results. Deli-type meats seem like a no brainer for this cooking method, […]