What a megaflop (Sylvie’s word)! But no worries…you can easily turn a calamity into a triumph (again, she’s using the thesaurus). On Sunday, Sylvie and I decided to bake together. I directed, she executed, and we were happy with the scents and smells of rich chocolate filling the kitchen. We were all smiles until the little brownie [...]
Archive for the 'ice cream, sorbet, and frozen desserts' Category
ice cream cake (using a failure)
25May11I cheated with this ice cream. I did. Didn’t have time to make home-made but wanted something special and different. You can really be creative at home with mix ins and ice cream. Use your mixer to help you incorporate the extras. I loved loved loved this treat. Not too much coffee flavor since I [...]
This chocolate sauce is DEE-licious. So so good. So easy to make. Milk chocolate and Ovaltine make this special and different from your regular hot fudge sauce. It is not too thick and no – not too sweet despite the fact that it is milk chocolate. I promise. Try it next time you are serving [...]
pomegranate grapefruit sorbet
14Jul10Refreshingly cool. The first bite is pomegranate, lemon and a little lime; the aftertaste is grapefruit. YUM. I love this. I grew up eating tons of pomegranates and tons of grapefruit – so together in this light dessert, well…happiness! Greg and Andy liked this a lot too. Sadly, Rob is not a grapefruit guy – [...]

