So it is cruel irony that I made this cake and don't get to eat it(dreaded diet). Fortunately this is something my husband will gladly eat. But enough about my sorrows. One of my favorite chefs of all time is Marcel Desaulniers. He is most known for his one cookbook, Death By Chocolate. But I fell in love with his cooking watching his PBS cooking show, which many people never saw. He is very creative and in my opinion greatly overlooked. I had the chance to eat at his wonderful restaurant, the Trellis, in Williamsburg, VA. If you are ever in the neighborhood I suggest you stop by. And as much as I love him he does have a downfall...he makes really complicated desserts. And though I personally have the time and patience, not many other people do. What stops me from making his stuff all the time? Cost. All of his stuff takes a lot of ingredients and since I am snob about chocolate and what not, the price can add up. The recipe I did today is only part of a whole cake. The original … [Read more...]
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
To some the most wonderful time of the year is Christmas, I mean they wrote a song about it being just that. And though I do love me some Christmas, nothing is better than October, my favorite month of the year. Hockey season officially starts. It is the one moment that no matter how good your team or bad(going through a "rebuilding" year) you have a small glimmer of hope that your team will win the Stanley Cup. For years, no one paid attention to my team, there were a lot of rebuilding years, but as of late they have come on strong. The slate is clean. The trades have been made and all you have is hope. Now some may scoff at the idea that I refer to the Calgary Flames as my team. No, I do not play for them, and no I do not work for them(though my wedding was blessed by them...I have it on paper). Many people pick on others when they say "we won or we lost" and so on. But without the fans, there would be no team. If no one comes to see the team or buys the merchandise than … [Read more...]
