Whisk: a food blog

• Apple Tart and Fraisage

  Pies are a popular dessert at our house. Although I'm not a huge fan, my 10-year old loves them. So she's become the resident expert. I've taught her the a-ha moments I had at Le Cordon Bleu regarding pastry: including fraisage. (See video below.) Al...

• Pudding Diplomate, Crème Anglaise (Ladyfinger Pudding with Crème Anglaise)

  Books have been written about the humble Bread Pudding. In fact, I have one called New-Fangled, Old Fashioned Bread Puddings. What was originally a simple English Bread Pudding can now be found at almost every bakery in Paris. Le Cordon Bleu, how...

• Bubble Tea Remix

  There has been much buzz recently about the health benefits that come from drinking green tea. David Sandoval, who wrote The Green Foods Bible, says that whenever he does radio call-in shows or speaks at conferences, he inevitably gets asked a lot of...

• Strawberry Sorbet

  Sorbet is easy to make, as long as you have a Cuisinart ICE-50BCC Supreme Commercial Quality Ice Cream Maker! Although it makes ice creams and sorbets LOUDLY, it's worth the price of the appliance since you don't have to think ahead to freeze a...

• Génoise with Chantilly Cream and Strawberries—Perfect for Valentine's Day

  Here's the thing. I'm ready to leave white pepper and chicken liver behind for a bit and pull out the sugar, so I'm starting to work through some of the lessons in Basic Pastry. The first class is all about Les Biscuits (Cakes). What is Génoise...

• Egg Cakes—a second-cousin-once-removed crêpe

  There’s an old story in our family surrounding egg cakes. The story centers around a hired man – a man who worked hard all day on my Grandfather's farm, and sang songs all evening, accompanying himself on an old guitar. "Drifting along like a tum...

• Krum Kake

  The third in this series of waffle posts (see previous posts on Best Waffles and Hard Waffles) is Krum Kake. Pronounced "KROOM kah kah", this is a favorite Norwegian treat. The word "Krum" means "bent" and "Kake" means "cake" so Krum Kake is a "bent...

• Hand-Me-Down Recipes—Hard Waffles

  In my grandmother’s family, which was Norwegian, one of the specialty foods that was often served at afternoon coffee gatherings was what was known as "Hard Waffles" (as opposed to what was called "soft waffles" shown in my previous post). These...

• Best Waffles

  Waffles: a Sunday Brunch family favorite. Served with vanilla ice cream and strawberries is how we like them, but whipped cream, Canadian Maple Syrup and even Nutella are favorite toppings too. They are best eaten right off the waffle iron, work...

• Pavlova Cupcakes

  Pavlova. It's like a cloud, with a few sweet calories, but gluten free! Which is exactly the type of dessert I was looking for when preparing for a Christmas dinner catering event that had to be gluten-free, lactose-free and include a vegetarian opti...

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