Caramel Custard Recipes For National Caramel Custard Day

[1] The dish is made more festive when made in fluted molds (photo: The Nibble). [2] Burnt-caramel custard. Here’s the recipe (photo © Bon Appétit). [3] A multi-portion flan made in a fluted flan pan and garnished with candied lemon slices. Here’s the recipe. You can also use a garnish of grated lemon or orange…
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Fat Miilk Vietnamese Coffee, A Robusta Experience

[1] Vietnamese iced coffee. A swirl of sweetened condensed milk makes it as sweet as you like (photo © Demi Deherrera | Unsplash). [2] You can drink Vietnmese coffee hot, of course (remaining photos © Fat Miilk). [3] Three of the four blends of Fat Miilk beans. [4] A phin is the Vietnamese equivalent of…
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National Coffee Day & The Pumpkin Spice Latte History

Sixty-two percent of Americans drink coffee every day [source]. So de facto, millions of Americans will be celebrating National Coffee Day, September 29th. (International Coffee Day is October 1st). There are more fun coffee stats below. But first, in honor of fall, let’s give some time to the Pumpkin Spice Latte. The drink is available…
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Caviar Ice Cream Cone & More Fun Caviar Recipes

[1] Yes, it’s ice cream with caviar—or to be precise, unsweetened Greek yogurt gelato (photo © Pointy Snout). [2] Use 5% Greek yogurt to make ice cream: It’s whole milk yogurt (photo © FAGE USA). [3] Artisan ice cream cones from The Konery (photo © The Konery). [4] Smoked salmon and caviar “tacos,” with diced…
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True North Pure Energy Seltzer Review: We Love It!

Until now, we were not the target customer for an energy drink. While many of our generation gulped the newly-arrived-from-Austria Red Bull, the flavor was unbearable to our sophisticated palate. That was around 1990. Many energy drinks have come and gone since. Red Bull remains the best-selling energy drink in the world, with 7.9 billion…
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