Dessert!

We had the distinct pleasure of hosting amd for dinner….and DESSERT!  What a treat! Being that she’s a baking pro (yes, we’re trying to embarrass her), she introduced us to one of her favorite desserts: almond tart.  Originally from a chef at Chez Panisse, the recipe we used was published on a blog; while the dessert is challenging, the recipe was presented with enough detail to address any possible pitfalls.  Well, that and we had the experienced amd guiding the way   Since we wanted to focus on the dessert making, we decided to whip up a favorite of our own for dinner: lentil kale pasta.

What to do with leftover buttermilk?

I had 3 cups of buttermilk left after making scones.  I could make more scones, or biscuits, or … but I’d have to bake a lot to use up 3 cups!  So, I got a little more creative (and science-nerdy) and decided to whip up some ice cream—the caveat being that I don’t have an ice cream maker.  So, I mixed up the ice cream ingredients and cea and I trudged over to lab for some “LN2.”  LN2 is apparently the gastronomy term for liquid N₂.

Pumpkin pie

Time to share my family’s wonderful homemade pumpkin pie recipe.  Thanks Auntie Al!

The Vegetable-Dessert Challenge

cea and I always manage to get ourselves into exciting cooking messes, this time involving some intriguing vegetable-inspired cake recipes — so, we had a bake-off.