Fruit

Raspberry Soufflé

You know what I remember about learning to make fruit soufflés in culinary school? EASY PEASY. That’s right. No fussing with chocolate sauce, cheese sauce or English custard. Just whip egg whites and fold in a base of fruit puree mixed with sugar and egg yolks and bake. DONE. So over the holidays I brushedContinue reading “Raspberry Soufflé”

Peach Blueberry Galette

Me: “What if it leaks all over the place?” D: “It always leaks. Even the galettes [the James Beard award nominated pastry chef I used to work for] made always leaked.” Galette is a French term for a free form tart or cake. With my qualms about leakage calmed, D. and I tuned intoContinue reading “Peach Blueberry Galette”

Brunch Menu Teasers

Italians don’t eat brunch. At least not that I could tell. I traveled northern Italy for over two weeks in 2012. For our morning meals we drank espresso and ate bread, charcuterie, cheese, and sometimes some fruit. But from Venice to the Ligurian coast, I never saw a poached egg, anywhere. So when a friendContinue reading “Brunch Menu Teasers”