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Sweet Tomatoes Filled with Wine Country Flavors

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Sweet Tomatoes Filled with Wine Country Flavors Udy Nechutnys Jordan Winery Sonoma CA – Here is a truly different take on dessert. Vine-ripened sweet tomatoes are filled with caramelized fruits and nuts, then served in crisp tart shells. Vanilla ice cream or sorbet is the perfect accompaniment. We are so accustomed to using tomatoes as [...]

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Fromage Blanc Ice Cream with Blueberry Caramel and Strawberries

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Fromage Blanc Ice Cream with Blueberry Caramel and Strawberries Killian Weigand Excelsior Boston MA Special for summer´s Red-White-and-Blue Celebration: a festive dessert with all three colors by Chef Killian Weigand of Lydia Shire´s new Excelsior in Boston, patriotic territory indeed. Pyramids of white fromage blanc ice cream are paved with bright red strawberry slices. Then [...]

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Vanilla Pastry Cream

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Vanilla Pastry Cream 2 cups milk 2 vanilla beans 8 egg yolks 2/3 cup sugar 1 cup heavy (whipping) cream To make the cream: Put the milk in a medium non-aluminum saucepan over medium-high heat. Split the vanilla beans and scrape the seeds into the milk, then drop in the pods. Bring just to a [...]

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Flavored Sugar

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Flavored Sugar 4 cups sugar Flavoring of choice Place the sugar in a jar with a tight-fitting cover. Press the chosen flavoring deep into the sugar, then seal and set aside in a cool dark place for at least two weeks. Vanilla: Add three vanilla beans, split in half lengthwise. Lemon, Lime, or Orange: Alternate [...]

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Imperial Hotel Management College: The world's most extravagant meals

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Created by Fleur de Lys chef Hubert Keller, the man behind Burger Bar in the Mandalay Bay hotel, this burger contains kobe beef, truffles and foie gras. The real cost comes with the concoction’s accompaniment — a bottle of 1995 Chateau …

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Make your own Chef Rhonda Ruckman, owner of Doughmonkey desserts

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Chef Rhonda Ruckman, owner of Doughmonkey desserts in Snider Plaza, makes her own vanilla extract. Her recipe uses Tahitian vanilla beans, but you can use beans from Mexico, Madagascar or Indonesia. …

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Exotic Plated Dessert of The French Pastry School Demonstrated

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Master Pastry Chef Sbastien Canonne, MOF of The French Pastry School makes an Exotic Treat, including lychee jelly, made with Nielsen Massey Vanilla Crmeux Bourbon vanilla beans and made a salsa with exotic passion fruit puree CapFruit. Enjoy this dessert with a … Superb instruction, superior equipment and top quality ingredients allow the co-founders, chief Jacquy Pfeiffer and Sbastien Canonne, MOF to ensure an exceptional educational institution for pastry and baking. …

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Exotic Plated Dessert Demonstrated by The French Pastry School

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Master Pastry Chef Sébastien Canonne, MOF of The French Pastry School makes an Exotic Treat, including a Litchi Gelée, Vanilla Crémeux made with Nielsen Massey Bourbon vanilla beans, and an Exotic Salsa made with CapFruit passion fruit …

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