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Green Tea Ice Cream

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Green Tea Ice Cream Yoshi Katsumura Yoshi’s Cafe Chicago IL This refreshing and unusual ice cream is a wonderful finish for a heavy dinner. Chef Yoshi serves his with raspberry sauce and fresh fruit. Use the freshest fruit available locally in season. Serves 15 – 18 1 quart milk 1/2 ounce powdered Japanese green tea [...]

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Daring Bakers in October: French Macarons « a whisk and a spoon

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

(I worked for one pastry chef who used to have side-by-side piping races with me everyday…he usually won, but then again, he had years more experience and he would always try to slow me down by making me giggle.) Macarons are also quite en vogue right … -Cool on a rack before filling. The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe. …

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Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition – 2006 | No Adware …

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

“In our kitchen, Joy of Cooking is a tool as indispensable as the chef’s knife, the scale, the whisk. We actually own two copies–a shelf-copy for reading, and one whose sauce-splattered, dog-eared pages bear witness to just how much joy we get from Joy. … –Johanne Killeen and George Germon, authors of On Top of Spaghetti “I received a copy of Joy of Cooking in my late teens. I have treasured the cookbook ever since and still use it frequently as a reference. …

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Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition – 2006 – hHotlog

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

“In our kitchen, Joy of Cooking is a tool as indispensable as the chef’s knife, the scale, the whisk. We actually own two copies–a shelf-copy for reading, and one whose sauce-splattered, dog-eared pages bear witness to just how much joy we get from Joy. … –Johanne Killeen and George Germon, authors of On Top of Spaghetti. “I received a copy of Joy of Cooking in my late teens. I have treasured the cookbook ever since and still use it frequently as a reference. …

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Daring Bakers September Challenge – Vols-au-Vent

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

The September 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan. …

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Baby Salmon Stuffed with Caviar I (Red Wine Sauce)

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

Reduce ingredients in second saucepan by two-thirds (not dry). Add remainder of the butter, whisk, and add salt and pepper to taste. Strain and reserve. Source: Great Chefs of San Francisco, Avon Books, 1984 Chef: Masataka Kobayashi, …

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» » Daring Bakers: Vols-au-Vent

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

posted by virtual chef on Sep 27, 2009 | Appetizers |. puffpastry2. The September 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel … I am so glad Steph included the link to the video from PBS showing Julia and Michel Richard making this puff pastry. I would have been lost as to what constitutes a turn, or how the butter should be incorporated into the dough. …

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Daring to Relax

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The September 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan.

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Green Tea Ice Cream

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

Green Tea Ice Cream Yoshi Katsumura Yoshi´s Cafe Chicago IL This refreshing and unusual ice cream is a wonderful finish for a heavy dinner. Chef Yoshi serves his with raspberry sauce and fresh fruit. Use the freshest fruit available locally in season. Serves 15 ‚Äì 18 1 quart milk 1/2 ounce powdered Japanese green tea [...]

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Jamaican Rum Pineapple

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Jamaican Rum Pineapple – Keegan Gerhard The Windsor Court Hotel New Orleans LA – – Coconut Sorbet 3 cans Coco Lopez 2 quarts whole milk – Caramel Sauce 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar 1 vanilla bean 1/4 cup pineapple juice 3/4 cup mascarpone cheese Zest of 1 lime – To make the sorbet: Open the cans [...]

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