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Tag Archives: dessert
The Brandy Snifter of Blood.
My eyes rolled into the back of my head in the same spot where my brother’s had while acting dramatic with the brandy snifter in his hand. The two major differences being that I was not acting and that the brandy snifter was not in my hand… Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Sweets and the Like
Tagged brandy snifter, dessert, Halloween, massive blood loss, milk, milk pudding
20 Comments
Arnold Palmiers, A Tee Time Treat
For those of you unfamiliar with the Arnold Palmer, it is a blended, non-alcoholic beverage: half iced tea, half lemonade. For those of you unfamiliar with the Arnold Palmer, he is an 82 year-old male who is famous for manipulating a small, dimpled ball into a hole in the ground using a variety of sticks: half man, half golfing legend. Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Sweets and the Like
Tagged Arnold Palmer, Arnold Palmiers, cookies, dessert, golf, lemon, puff pastry, tea
42 Comments
Iles Flottantes: A Titanic Dessert Disaster
My original line of thinking was that I would make my 1/2 Titanic garnish thick enough to stand up by itself on the plate, but my engineering skills fall into a distant second place to my own imagination and the poor little boats kept falling over and sinking into the murky blue. Continue reading
(Not) My Grandmother’s Panna Cotta
the only desserts my grandmother ever made herself were the uninspired, quivering kind: raspberry Jell-O, Royal brand chocolate pudding, and the most boring of all, panna cotta. Or panna cot’ as she liked to call it. Continue reading
Posted in Sweets and the Like
Tagged almonds, buttermilk, buttermilk almond panna cotta, dessert, panna cotta, Sicilian grandmothers
24 Comments
Ovaltine Ice Cream: Christmas without The Fluff
Cloris Leachman and Mel Brooks are almost entirely to blame for this week’s post. Or to thank, depending upon your point of view. I was curled up in bed one evening, enjoying a scene from the film Young Frankenstein in … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Sweets and the Like
Tagged Christmas, Cloris Leachman, Dean Martin, dessert, Frank Sinatra, ice cream, marshmallows, Ovaltine, Ovaltine Ice Cream
25 Comments
Butterscotch Pudding, Once Removed
Last weekend, I attended what was affectionately called The Cousin Summit. It was hosted by Ann Marie, the family member who is not only closest to me in age but, conveniently, the closest to me in geographic terms, too. She … Continue reading
Posted in Sweets and the Like
Tagged butterscotch pudding, cousins, David Lebovitz, dessert, family, flaws, genetic inheritance, san francisco, WWE
25 Comments
Rizogalo: Rice Pudding, Greek Style
The Greeks have their own, particular way of doing things: eating, speaking, dancing with chairs balanced on their chins, dressing, getting excited when anything that can be broken is smashed onto the floor.
I like to call it Greek style. Or Greek-style, depending upon the activity. Continue reading
Posted in Sweets and the Like
Tagged Alexander The Great, dessert, greek food, Greeks, hospitality, rice, rice pudding, rizogalo
28 Comments
My Life According To Oscar or, How To Make A Donald Crisp
I considered other Oscar winners for the year, but they just didn’t inspire cooking. Yes, I could have made a Sergeant Yorkshire pudding, but that seemed ridiculous. And under no circumstances was I about to make anything with the name Suspicion in it. In terms of baking, I firmly believe that anything Joan Fontaine-inspired is to be avoided, since the result will either be weepy or worse, too bitter to eat. Continue reading
Manhattan (Sundae) Melodrama
I know this is going to sound crazy, but I love ice cream. I also happen to have an deep affection for Manhattan cocktails. So it was only natural that, after an unpleasant night at work, I should come home, … Continue reading
Posted in Stage, Film, and Television, Sweets and the Like
Tagged Bourbon, dessert, manhattan sundae, melodrama, myrna loy
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Spanking Fresh Kalter Hund
Sometimes, things have a way of just happening to you. When I woke up one morning several weeks ago, I found myself looking forward to a lazy Sunday afternoon, followed by an evening of cocktails, theater, and dinner with a … Continue reading