Dutch Apple Pie and Proctologists
Dutch Dessert APPLE PIE INGREDIENTS – CRUST ¾ cup butter (another 6 tablespoons later) 1½ cups flour (another 1 cup later) 2 tablespoons brown sugar (another ¼ cup later) ¼ teaspoon salt INGREDIENTS – FILLING […]
Tag: dessert
Algerian Fruit Salad and How to Win a Nobel Prize
Algerian Dessert FRUIT SALAD (chlada fakya) INGREDIENTS ½ honeydew or cantaloupe 2 apples 2 bananas 5 oranges 6 strawberries ½ teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons sugar ¼ cup lemon juice ⅓ cup orange juice 2 tablespoons […]
Burmese Cake, Burma Shave, and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Burmese Dessert SEMOLINA CAKE (sanwin makin) INGREDIENTS 1 16-ounce can coconut cream or 2 14-ounces cans coconut milk. 3 eggs 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 1 cup semolina or cream of wheat 1 cup sugar ¼ […]
Chocolate Sticky Cake and the Garden of Eden
Swedish Dessert CHOCOLATE STICKY CAKE (kladdkaka) INGREDIENTS ½ cup butter 2 eggs 1¼ cups sugar ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ½ cup flour ½ tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon confectionery sugar no-stick spray SPECIAL UTENSIL […]
My Favorites for the World Cup Semifinals
Brazil over Germany. I’m feeling very hemispheric right. I’m also upset about the vicious tackle that took out a Brazilian star. I didn’t see it, but still. I just got reminded how West Germany and Austria […]
Chocolate Fondue and War
Swiss Dessert CHOCOLATE FONDUE INGREDIENTS 3.5 ounces TobleroneTM Swiss milk chocolate 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 ounces pound cake (See above recipe.) 6 ounces […]
Chocolate Egg Cream and How to Save Florida
American Dessert CHOCOLATE EGG CREAM INGREDIENTS 1 1/3 tablespoons Fox’s u-bet® original chocolate flavor syrup 2 tablespoons whole milk 9 tablespoons seltzer water (needs to be cold, needs to have all its fizz, preferably from […]
Pecan Recipe and Sex Tips
American Dessert PRALINES INGREDIENTS 1 1/4 cups white sugar 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar 1 cup heavy cream 3/4 cup butter 2 cups pecan halves 2 tablespoons vanilla extract. SPECIAL UTENSIL candy thermometer cookie […]
Sesame and Honey Sticks and a Crossword Puzzle
Malian Dessert MENI MENIYONG (sesame and honey sticks) INGREDIENTS 1 3/4 cups sesame seeds 1 1/4 cups honey 4 tablespoons butter, unsalted no-stick spray makes about 40 sticks SPECIAL UTENSIL cookie sheet PREPARATION Preheat oven […]
Mexican Tres Leches Cake, Marshmallow Bunnies, and Kim Jong Un
Mexican Dessert TRES LECHES INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon cake flour (1 ½ cups more later) 1 tablespoon softened unsalted butter (½ cup more later) ½ cup softened unsalted butter 3/4 cup sugar (½ cup more later) […]