Making the world a little sweeter one pastry tip at at time.
To ‘spike’ something in cooking is to add an alcohol to it. In the case of most items, especially spiked desserts, it generally means that those foods are adults-only. Spiked Desserts, from Fox Chapel Publishing, is a dessert book where every recipe is spiked with …read more
What is eau de vie? It is a fruit brandy that is clear and unaged. These brandies are good for all kinds of desserts, such as sorbets or fruit dessert sauces. For more about eau de vie and a list of popular fruit brandies, read …read more
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Cookies and Corks pairs wine with different sweet and savory cookies. They have a flavor for every wine, and they have special selections available for different varietals. From their Pairings Page, you’ll find different flavors geared for different wines.
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Visit their Facebook page for photos of your favorite stars when they were at the 2011 Emmys Gifting Suite. Their website has a convenient printable Expanded Pairing page in pdf form listing their cookie line and the wines that go best with them. Nine flavors to choose from.
Flipping through the September/October’s issue of Hotel Dining, the supplement to HOTELS and Plate magazines, I read about a tea sommelier. Tea Sommelier? We all know that traditional wine sommeliers are experts in the field of wine, so why not have a tea sommelier to assist guests in …read more
Always looking for something new as an ingredient for desserts, I spotted this liqueur. It’s a vodka-based cream liqueur, and the makers are touting it as an adult version of the classic treat – chocolate milk. Instead of the usual Irish cream or the heather honey …read more