Month: March 2013

Belini’s

Bellini’s – delicious, bubbly concoction of fruity-ness. Bellini 1 oz strawberry/orange juice* (or whatever combination of juice you prefer – just be sure to use juice and not a juice/yogurt blend) 1 oz peach schnapps 4 oz champagne In a champagne flute, pour in the strawberry juice 

Flourless Fallen Chocolate Souffle Cake

This cake will make you think you “died and went to heaven”.  It is delicious and chocolatey and rich beyond belief.  A little slice goes a long way but this will be your “go to” cake when you need that chocolate fix.  Sometimes that is 

Crème Anglaise

This delicious sweet sauce is wonderful with Flourless Fallen Chocolate Souffle Cake as well as being used as a starter for ice cream.  Be warned, it is not low in calories!  Half and half, egg yolks and sugar takes “diet friendly” completely out of the picture but for a special occasion, why not enjoy life a little bit and splurge!

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Crème Anglaise

2 t vanilla bean paste

16 oz half and half

7 T granulated sugar

5 egg yolks (save the whites for French Macaroons – recipe coming soon)

1 T liqueur (Cognac, Grand Marnier, Frangelica, etc)

Beat the sugar and egg yolks together until you have a ribbon that will lay on top of the mixture for a few seconds.

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In a sauce pan with a heavy bottom bring the half and half and vanilla paste to a boil (little bubbles around the edge of the pan).

Slowly pour the hot half and half into the egg mixture, stirring constantly, being careful not to incorporate air into the mixture.

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Pour back into the sauce pan and cook over medium heat stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until the mixture has thickened and you can leave a mark on the back of the wooden spoon.

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Strain into a clean bowl and place the bowl into an ice bath, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.  Do Not Scrape the bottom of the pan and be careful not to get water into the Crème Anglaise.  Stir in the liqueur and refrigerate until ready to use.

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