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Poached Pear Stuffed with Ice Cream

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Poached Pear Stuffed with Ice Cream Gabino Sotelino, Ambria Chicago IL Red with raspberry puree on the top, rich caramel on the bottom, poached pears conceal an ice cream filling. Dark and light chocolate garnish the pears. Serves 4 Pears 2 cups water 2 cups dry white wine 2 cups sugar Zest of 1 lemon [...]

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Poached Pear Stuffed with Ice Cream

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Poached Pear Stuffed with Ice Cream Gabino Sotelino, Ambria Chicago IL Red with raspberry puree on the top, rich caramel on the bottom, poached pears conceal an ice cream filling. Dark and light chocolate garnish the pears. Servings: 4 Preparation Time: 30 minutes Pears 2 cups water 2 cups dry white wine 2 cups sugar [...]

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Coffee-Chocolate Towers

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Coffee-Chocolate Towers Emily Luchetti Farallon San Francisco CA From her new cookbook, A Passion for Desserts (Chronicle Books, October 2003) Professional pastry chefs have access to a lot of cool gadgets and fancy equipment for creating their desserts. This can be frustrating for home cooks when they decide to make a recipe without the same [...]

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Crispy Chocolate Phyllo Napoleon

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Crispy Chocolate Phyllo Napoleon Gale Gand Trio, Evanston IL Ganache 250 gr milk 250 gr heavy (whipping) cream 25 gr ground decaffeinated coffee 100 gr sugar 1/2 vanilla bean, split 500 gr Valrhona or other superior bittersweet chocolate, chopped Chocolate Phyllo 1/2 cup butter, melted and clarified (see Basics) 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 sheet [...]

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