Back to Alice Medrich's "Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts". Oh Alice, I'm not happy with you right now. I'm not happy with me, sure, but I'm not happy with you. Your bittersweet chocolate truffle mousse recipe is sublime - manageable and delicious. but your white … [Read more...] about The Sky fell back up (I destroyed a milk chocolate mocha mousse)
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Coq Au Vin: Bonnie Stern’s “The Best of Heart-Smart Cooking”
I always thought I was supposed to be French. There are many factors involved in this, ranging from my love of homemade, fresh, rich—but healthy—food made from high-quality ingredients, to my idolization of a digestive liqueur that creates a seemingly bottomless stomach in which … [Read more...] about Coq Au Vin: Bonnie Stern’s “The Best of Heart-Smart Cooking”
The Sky is Falling (I made a passable lemon mousse)
I did exactly what should be never be done when making mousse... ...I multi-tasked. I was rushed and nervous and my egg whites started boiling, and I made a drastic substitution, but my goodness, it worked. The pillows of fluff that I tasted yesterday were enough to convince me … [Read more...] about The Sky is Falling (I made a passable lemon mousse)
Homemade Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie is a problem. Problem #1: Every decent recipe I found in my recipe books and online called for evaporated milk or dry-milk powder (which, as far as I know, doesn't come in a lactose-free version). Then there's the issue of store-bought pumpkin purée, which just … [Read more...] about Homemade Pumpkin Pie
Buttermilk Pound Cake with Blueberry Honey Wine Glaze
What does one do when one goes to an 18th Century Quebec Marketplace? Learn to weave, blacksmith, and sample honey wines, I suppose. That's what I did a few months ago, anyway, and have had a bottle of bottle of Blueberry Honey Wine being saved for a special occasion ever since. … [Read more...] about Buttermilk Pound Cake with Blueberry Honey Wine Glaze
Roasted Cornish Game Hens (or Chicken Breasts) with Wildflower Honey & Orange
2 Cornish Game Hens (1 1/2 to 2 lb. each) 6 tbsp. plus 1/3 cup dry white wine 1 1/2 tbsp. honey 1 1/2 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme 2 bay leaves, preferably fresh, each torn into about 4 pieces Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes 1 medium orange 1 small yellow onion, cut crosswise … [Read more...] about Roasted Cornish Game Hens (or Chicken Breasts) with Wildflower Honey & Orange
Chicken Thighs Roasted with Rosemary, Red Onions & Red Potatoes: My Roasting Bible (The Best of Fine Cooking Magazine)
2 navel oranges 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil kosher salt 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes 8 baby red potatoes (12 oz.), halved 2 medium red onions, sliced into half-inch-thick circles Two 5-inch sprigs fresh rosemary, plus 3/4 tsp. minced 8 chicken thighs (about 8 oz. each), … [Read more...] about Chicken Thighs Roasted with Rosemary, Red Onions & Red Potatoes: My Roasting Bible (The Best of Fine Cooking Magazine)
My Halloween Costume, why I no longer want to be a Montreal Gazette, and how not to make Thai Green Curry Soup
I know that title is a bit dense but I swear it's all connected. It all started with a free copy of the Montreal Gazette. At the Lionel-Groulx metro near my house there is often a man handing out free copies of the Montreal Gazette to subway users. He is hard to track down when … [Read more...] about My Halloween Costume, why I no longer want to be a Montreal Gazette, and how not to make Thai Green Curry Soup
Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cooking: Khatte Chole (Sour Chickpeas)
So I got side-tracked from dessert when I ran out of meals...some might say that dessert is a meal. Sometimes I may agree. But every now and then you really need some properly balanced carbs and protein...Although, that could be argued as sugar and eggs. Or flour and milk. Or … [Read more...] about Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cooking: Khatte Chole (Sour Chickpeas)
Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts by Alice Medrich
After hours of searching for a real, but cream-free, chocolate mousse in vain (so many unwanted tofu and avocado options) I gave up. Some things are just not meant to be. Until my birthday. Then looking through my favourite cookbook, I decided on a Bittersweet Chocolate Truffle … [Read more...] about Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts by Alice Medrich