Howdy From Texas
They say that two of the worst things that you can eat are Fritos and white chocolate. I’ve been here less than 24 hours and I’ve already slipped on one. Guess I’ll just have to stick with laying off the white chocolate.
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Where Bad Cake Finds Redemption
I was wrestling with coming up with an agave-sweetened chocolate cake that was delicate yet oh-so luscious, and tasted so insanely chocolaty, almost over-the-top, that no one would be missing a dang thing. Unfortunately I didn’t have much time—or success, and after re-washing my cake pan and mixer bowl one too many times, I gave up for good. (And no requests for the recipe in…
wine gums
I don’t get it. Why are these called wine gums? According to Wikipedia, it’s because the flavors are “similar to the experience of savoring a fine wine”. You know, I like gummy candies. A lot. And I like wine too. But I see zero connection between the two. Zilch. I bought these a while back in London, intrigued by the little words on each one:…
April: Central Market Classes in Texas
Registration is now open for my upcoming classes at Central Market in Texas next month and some of the classes are almost full. These are my only US dates this spring (unless someone has a spare ticket for a sidetrip to Hawaii) so come join me for a fun-filled class where I’ll be teaching Parisian Chocolate Desserts. April 9: Austin April 10: Dallas April 11:…
Black & White Cookies
If I had to name my top three desserts, in that too-brief list would be Black & White Cookies. I can’t visit New York without having at least one per day, although it’s getting tougher and tougher to find a decent one there. On my last trip I found a lot of shrink-wrapped cookies, but there’s nothing like biting into a jumbo-sized fluffy disk of…
Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie
This weekend, I’ll be featured in an episode of Diary of a Foodie. Click on the link to watch the entire episode.
