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First: What’s a compote? A popular medieval European dessert that faded out of style in the mid-20th century, compote (COM-poat), also referred to as poached or stewed fruit, is mix of fruits cooked in a syrup. Although a single fruit can be cooked in the same manner, a variety is more interesting. In fact, the…
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You don’t need special dessert bowls. Use juice glasses, rocks glasses or stemware. Photo courtesy Chef Ingrid Hoffmann. We made this mousse for the adults on Halloween, but the pumpkin theme works throughout the holidays. This is an easy recipe. Here’s a more elaborate pumpin mousse recipe. This recipe is from Chef Ingrid Hoffmann,…
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Bread pudding is a Southern classic that can be tweaked to become a fall special with the addition of pumpkin purée. This recipe, from Heidi of FoodieCrush, not only adds the pumpkin, but tops the bread pudding with a bourbon pecan sauce. Says Heidi: “With bourbon pecan and caramelized pecans topping a bread pudding made…
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As a lover of both chocolate cake and Bananas Foster, we were inspired by the creative use of Bananas Foster at Davio’s Italian Steakhouse in Boston (see photo). It’s traditionally used to top ice cream. It’s a most delicious addition. At Davio’s, a slice of flourless chocolate cake is topped with a slice of caramelized…
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For pumpkin season, treat everyone to this White Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Chocolate Fondue from The Melting Pot, with a few modifications from THE NIBBLE. Why not make it this weekend? Don’t like to cook? Find the nearest Melting Pot. > The history of > Chocolate fondue recipes. > A year of fondue holidays. …
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