Subscribe here! If you feel like it, I mean.
Food for the Thoughtless
Feed The Thoughtless
Tag Archives: dessert
(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
20 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
26 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
12 Comments
Kalter Hund: Spanking Fresh
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
Posted in Holidays, Stage, Film, and Television, Sweets and the Like
Tagged Cold Dog, dessert, Kalter Hund, recipe, spanking, whipping
10 Comments
Cherry Soup
It’s that time of year. Farmer’s Markets are exploding with great spring fruits and vegetables. My favorite among them is cherries. If this were prime time television, the cherry would be a superstar, hosting its own variety show in the … Continue reading
Valrhona: Serious about chocolate.
Yesterday, Valrhona Chocolate hosted a Single Origin Chocolate dessert tasting and demonstration at 350 Rhode Island Street– otherwise known as the new home of the California Culinary Academy. The joy I was experiencing in anticipation of having superior-quality chocolate waved … Continue reading
The Pavlova
Oh, it’s Spring. What joy. In honor of this turning of the seasons, I bring you a light little piece of fluff– the Pavlova. When I was cooking at a little restaurant in the Mission called the Moa Room, my … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Sweets and the Like
Tagged anna pavlova. pavlova, dessert, jan gardner
Leave a comment
