Mexican Hot Chocolate Soil

Mexican Hot Chocolate Soil

It’s not a culinary masterpiece or rocket science, and it ain’t pretty, but its delicious. Sure the term soil is being used a lot lately. Call it crumble or whatever. So, what is it? Throw Oreos into the food processor until they’re pitch black, with...

Frantzen/Lindeberg becomes Restaurant Frantzén

I don’t usually post breaking culinary news on my site, but I thought this was worth sharing. Just as Frantzen/Lindeberg was named the 12th best restaurant in the world on the San Pellegrino list, it seems that pastry chef Daniel Lindeberg is leaving or has left...

Coconut Bulgur Pudding

I’m not sure why I decided to try this.  I think it was a combination of boredom and a desire to lighten our load of bulgur.  I’ve never been a fan of rice pudding until somewhat recently.  Using that as my inspiration, I set out to make bulgur...

Sometimes the End Resembles the Beginning

Today I was working on desserts. One of my components was a beer syrup. I took a lager, added sugar and heated it until it reduced to a thick syrup. It was sweet and malty, and goes well with our desserts. But today I noticed something. I’m a home brewer and...

Chocolate Cake

Sometimes I just want to share something fantastic that someone else created. Follow this link for a delicious Chocolate Loaf Cake from Alex & Aki at Ideas in Food. If you’re not a regular reader, you’re missing out. This has become our go-to cake at...

Triple Duty

It’s great to be able to get multiple components out of one process.  Today I combined fresh blackberries with white balsamic vinegar and sugar.  The original intention was to make a gastrique for our lamb dish.  While I was at it, I decided to make...