January 27th, 2012 § 9
You know what I hate being accused of: snobbery. Being a foodie is not synonymous with a being a food snob. In fact if I’m a food snob, let me qualify it with−I’m an omnivorous food snob. I will pretty much eat anything and everything.
Although this past weekend my family accused me of putting a “snobby” foodie spin on this copycat homemade version of a Twix bar since I originally called them this. . .
Hit the jump and tell me if you agree with them.
January 25th, 2012 § 21
Intense. Brightly intense-that’s my best description for this tart. Deeply wrapped in the scarlet colored filling is a cranberry curd that’s been topped with brulee meringue and giving structure to the body and added flavor is a chocolate crust. This is the kind of dessert that starts tart as it hits your tongue but then quickly blends with a balance of sweetness and then further mellowed by the chocolate crust. Think lemon meringue but replace the citrus with the sweet tartness of a berry.
Chocolate Cranberry Tart
Can I be honest and say, sometimes I run out of ideas for desserts and my brain goes down the usual path of all my favorites like chocolate, caramel, Oreo, cupcakes, candy . . . chocolate again. This was where I was last week until three bags of cranberries fell out of the freezer onto Matt’s foot. He might have voiced some discontent about it. But at that moment, inspiration hit me and I’m pretty sure everything he said blurred to a carnival-like distortion like you see in movies. » Read the rest of this entry «
January 23rd, 2012 § 521
Grab your camera phone and get your money shot on with these Fisheye, Macro, Wide Angle and Telephoto Phone Lenses from Photojojo.
You guys know next to baking, photography is my second addiction. Since I bought my DSLR last year, it’s traveled with me nearly everywhere. But sometimes I don’t always feel like carrying my camera. Sometimes I’m lazy and I want to be less encumbered by all that bulkiness, but I still want the ability to take some pictures with a little more versatility than my camera phone allows me.
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