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A slice of blueberry cheesecake with blueberry purée. Photo © Rohit Seth | Fotolia. We asked Chef Johnny Gnall to discourse on purées—an easy way to add elegance to sweet or savory dishes. A purée is a terrific way to showcase a fruit or vegetable in a different way. This versatile sauce allows you…
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Nothing picks up the flavor of a mousse recipe—be it chocolate, coffee, raspberry or other favorite—than a spirit or liqueur (liqueur is a spirit that has been sweetened with flavors, oils and/or extracts). We always add a tablespoon of cherry, coffee or orange liqueur to chocolate mousse. In the recipe below, SKYY vodka replaces cherry…
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Candy corn is great as a garnish during the fall season in general, and Halloween in particular season. EASY CANDY CORN GARNISHES Cupcakes Use candy corn as a cupcake topping. Create a circle of candy corn kernels around the rim of the cupcake. You can stand one kernel in the middle of the…
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Add the right fruit sorbet to the right sparkling wine: delicious! (photo © Domaine Chandon). September is California Wine Month. The first sustained California vineyard was planted in 1779 by Franciscan missionaries, at Mission San Juan Capistrano (in southern California, halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego). The first documented imported vines (from Europe)…
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We liked Happy Goat caramels—made from goat’s milk—so much that we made them a Top Pick of The Week. In our review, we suggested making caramel sauce by melting the caramels. Now, Happy Goat has launched its own goat caramel sauce in two flavors: Goat Milk & Vanilla Bean Caramel Sauce. Made with a base…
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