Strange Brew: Beyond the bottle
**Note: Before I even begin, I’m going to preface by owning up to how strongly I fought the urge to make a “malt-ernative” pun as a post title. It was hard. Really, really hard. But thankfully, nothing gelled and alas, I was able to resist.** I’m no Homer Simpson, by any stretch of the imagination, … Read more
Mock Clafoutis? Pourquoi pas?
Naturally I was stunned when I learned that it was the apples that were being mocked in “Mock Apple Pie.” Who knew that Ritz crackers could so courageously stand in for a juicy Gala or a tart Jonagold?
They sure had me fooled.
Count on a Monte Cristo
The monte cristo, international cousin to the croque-monsieur and the cubano and contemporary of the reuben was a popular diner specialty in the fifties, somehow losing a little ground in the following decades as folks started thinking twice about the idea of eating battered and deep-fried sandwich.
Molten Chocolate Cakes
Anyway, this is where I had my first molten chocolate cake, and many more to follow.
This is also where I met Vanilli- Fabrice somethingfrench, of Milli Vanilli one night.
Oddly, he was unashamed about bringing up the fact that he was Vanilli.
French Toast Strata*
I developed this dish when running the Sunday brunch service at the JP neighborhood restaurant. I had just made a particularly awesome savory brie and chive strata for a breakfast event and became so enamored by the adaptability of the recipe that when revisiting the brunch menu, decided to do a sweet version to fill … Read more
