The traditional Christmas yule log has been our dessert of choice for years during the holidays – and this year I finally made my own. The versatility of this dessert is great. You can flavor the filling however you choose and add flavoring to the genoise cake too. You can also make a simple whipped […] Read more…
Recent traveling has made it difficult to post as much as I would want, but here is a little taste of the beauties found in the fish and vegetable market in Venice. More is to come, this is just a little amuse-bouche! From left to right, red beans by the dozen, fruit and vegetables ready […] Read more…
As I can tell from the recent pictures I published on tastespotting, Christmas spirit in truly taken over the food-blogosphere! I couldn’t get enough of all your wonderful cookie pictures, and published a dozen in the past hour alone. Well, I am in the Christmas spirit too, and have a list of cookies and treats […] Read more…
Bread pudding has always been a great way to use up stale bread and give it a wonderful luscious second life. In French, bread pudding is called “pain perdu” which literally means lost bread – and was one of the great recipes cooks came up with to use leftovers. So by all means, this recipe […] Read more…
This recipe is inspired from a dish I used to make when I worked in the catering business. We used to serve individual bite-size shrimp skewers with a dipping mango sauce as a canape to be passed around by waiters at cocktail parties. The basic premise is that mango and shrimp are a great pairing, […] Read more…
I love making these truffles anytime there is something to celebrate: they’re always a great treat to bring over for a dinner party or for a potluck and are delicious. I used to make regular cocoa-dipped truffles for years, until I started dipping them in different coatings. I always serve truffles like this now – […] Read more…