Last weekend I made sauces. My better half & I indulged in homemade sauces: It sounds a little too much (at 1st sight!), but I had planned our weekend meals ahead & thought it would be nice to have home-made sauces for brunch & dinner. So I started to prepare the sauces – full aware that I’ll have to store them until their grand appearance on the table. (Meaning I could try at the same…
During the last weeks I started – again – with creating Mousse au Chocolat. I think it’s one of the best desserts during cold autumn and even colder winter. There are lots of versions out there in cookbooks, on food blogs … especially concerning flavoring the chocolate mess. My approach is a pure one – almost a pure one – concentrating on chocolate, overwhelming chocolate. So my main ingredients are: It doesn’t take much time…
If working w/ yeast you need patience. In general I’m meticulous & patient, however, anything w/ yeast never had any priority in my kitchen. When in business & working for too many office hours, handling yeast – meaning to allow the yeast to work for some hours – isn’t so hip. (I think you get it: I’ve always been more the Jamie-Oliver-Nigella-Bill-Granger-Donna-Hay fan!) Nevertheless time & again … Recently I stumbled across a promising &…