The Place to Take a Humor Break
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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) […]
American Dessert CARAMEL CORN INGREDIENTS 6 tablespoons popcorn kernels 1/2 cup butter 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup light-colored corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract SPECIAL UTENSIL […]
American Dessert CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA SUNDAE INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup whipping cream 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/3 cup unsalted peanuts (or already ground) 2 pints chocolate ice cream 2 pints vanilla […]
We might all scream for ice cream, but I scream the loudest because I fricking love ice cream and I’m also super competitive. Either way, I’m proud to be an ice cream screamer, even if […]
