Tag: caramel

orange-scented banana layer cake

orange-scented banana layer cake

carrie:  and when we go to star, we could get – me:  pork loin! carrie:  yeah, that too…but i was thinking of ice cream. (24 hours later) carrie:  last night i had a dream about rare meat…i think it was the pork loin. * * […]

autumn trifle

autumn trifle

one could not possibly call this trifle a “fall trifle;” it requires the british-accent, hunting-dogs-and-trumpets air that “autumn” lends to the phrase. specifically, this is an autumn trifle with roasted apples and pears, and a pumpkin-caramel sauce. carrien sent me the recipe a while back […]

it’s been a long time…

it’s been a long time…

since i last posted. in fact, a few months. i thus have a long list of things to say, hopefully interesting things. unfortunately, i haven’t been able to keep up with my tech column, though this blog is more interesting anyway.

food kudos for best menus/dishes:

  • jessica’s desserts – rote gruze (red berry pudding with vanilla pudding sauce) and iles flottantes (drizzled with caramel and served with creme anglaise)
  • lauren: white chili and fresh apple cake
  • alice: the american food menu – hamburgers and apple pie; lemon-tarragon dip for the alumni thing
  • austin: beef manhattans
  • waseem: chicken and chickpeas with toasted pita bits
  • betsy: “australian chicken” and mushroom curry
  • sadie: pasta with peas and ham
  • carrie: chicken + barley, cider spice cake with bits of candied ginger and whipped cream

food non-kudos: i like ice cream too, just not three times a week! (more…)