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Is there anything more wonderful than a favorite comfort food in the hands of a great chef? We worshipped Parisian pâtissier Pierre Hermé, a fourth generation pastry chef from Alsace, even before we saw these ice cream sandwiches. As his Star Chefs bio says, “Pierre Hermé didn’t just carry on the family tradition; he rocketed…
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[1] Easy peach shortcake: Slice the fruit, top a biscuit half with it and add whipped cream (photo © Kraft). [2] Americans are more familiar with the French-style génoise (zhen-WOZ), a strawberry shortcake that’s a sponge layer cake with whipped cream. Here’s the recipe for this cake (photo © Fun Cooking). Sweet summer berries…
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A new way to enjoy carrot cake! Photo © WeHeartFood.com. In 10 years of writing THE NIBBLE, we’ve covered a lot of ice cream, especially during July—National Ice Cream Month. But here’s a first for us: carrot cake ice cream. It’s part of today’s tip: Envision a fantasy ice cream flavor and make it.…
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While some beer drinkers quaff their chosen brew month in and month out, others follow the seasons, choosing summer beers when the weather gets hot. By varying recipes with different malts, hops and yeasts, craft brewers produce summer beers, The goal is to deliver flavor while keeping the body lighter and more refreshing on a…
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Yesterday for National Ice Cream Month we featured the “new” ice cream sandwich, a sandwich/sundae fusion. Today, it’s the “new” banana split in the photo: freed from its roots. The traditional banana split is a type of ice cream sundae made in a long dish called a boat (hence the alternate term, banana boat). The…
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