Easy to make chocolate whipped-cream tartlets are quickly gobbled up
Jet-lagged and worn out from a summer of planes, trains, and automobiles, there was one thing on my mind the other day… le chocolat. Sweet and dark. Chocolate whipped-cream (chantilly) is one of the most simple desserts to make, and finishes much like a chocolate mousse. [...]
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September 25, 2009
LAZY CHOCOLATE CHANTILLY TART
August 12, 2009
ROASTED EGGPLANT & TUNA WRAP
Little packets of roasted eggplant and tuna
Summer is in full blast. The thundering roar of the sun pours into the Mediterranean, sea and soil. Tomatoes, eggplant, melons, peaches, nectarines, plums, green beans, garlic, and zucchini ripen and make their ways to the plate with a splash of olive oil and a dash of pepper.
This is [...]
June 25, 2009
LEMON MERINGUE TART
Lemon meringue tart the way I like it
So they say that meringue on your lemons is no longer in vogue. I say smoof. Meringue may be a little too sweet, a little too puffy, a little too creamy… is your mouth watering yet? Vogue or not, it has its place. Just a dab is the [...]
June 18, 2009
THE STORY OF BREAD
Chestnut bread sings like a crackling fire fresh out of the oven
Think of the ancient Greeks, middle eastern peoples, the Jews, and the Egyptians as pioneers in the art of baking. Later during the Dark Ages a thick slice of bread accompanied daily meals. Later still, Charlemagne proclaims, “Let the number of bakers be always [...]
May 22, 2009
CARAMELIZED TARTE À L’OIGNON
La tarte à l’oignon, up close and rustic
The house smelled absolutely edible the evening I made this tart. Onions and heat are a divine pair for a few hungry people at the end of the day, especially when those onions are ever so patiently caramelized until translucent and melted. One bite of a caramelized onion [...]
