RECIPE: S’mores Baked Alaska
S’mores Baked Alaska. Chef Brian molds the ice cream on top of the cake layer before covering the ice cream with Marshmallow Fluff. We took an easier path, creating a layered ice cream cake and covering the
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pairing Ice Cream & Wine, Pairing Sorbet & Wine
We’ve written extensively on pairing wine with desserts, from apple tart and chocolate cake to cheesecake and tiramisu. There’s a brief mention of two sweet wines that go with ice cream: Nigori saké, a sweet, milky style, and Pedro Ximénez* dessert sherry. But the problem with those limited ice cream and wine pairings is that…
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RECIPE: Salted Watermelon Milkshake
For National Watermelon Day, August 3rd, try a salted watermelon milkshake. Salt with watermelon? Actually, as a pinch of salt helps most foods, it’s an old trick to bring out more flavor (here, sweetness) in the watermelon. This recipe is courtesy of The Milk Shake Factory in Pittsburgh. It requires watermelon sorbet; but if you…
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RECIPE: Ice Cream Sandwich Sundae
Ice cream sandwich sundae (photo © Grand Hyatt Hotel | NYC). August 2nd is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. We love this ice cream sandwich sundae, served at the New York Central Bar and Kitchen, located in the Grand Hyatt Hotel right above Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal. You can make it at home by…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cook With Fresh Blueberries
August is National Blueberry Month. The harvest is full, the prices are at the year’s low, and any food lover should relish the opportunity to eat lots of them. And cook with them. Beyond the all-American blueberry pie, you can make: Baked treats: cheesecakes, cobblers, crumbles, fruit tarts, muffins, scone Beverages: cocktails, lemonade, smoothies Breakfasts:…
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