Bacon! Yes, these cookies have crispy bacon chips and they go really well with extreme bittersweet chocolate chips. When I read about these unusual cookies I just had to make some. They are not too rich nor greasy; they're sooo good.
February 14, 2013
February 7, 2013
Matcha Daifuku
Labels: daifuku, FoodFriday, green tea powder, Japanese, kinako, matcha, mochi, strawberry daifuku
We've been addicted to mochi ice cream since we first tried them 24 years ago. Nowadays we buy a variety of sweet filled mochi called Daifuku from the Asian store but mochi ice cream is still our favorite.
January 17, 2013
Cider and Black
Labels: blackcurrant cordial, Cider and Black, FoodFriday, hard cider
For Christmas last year we had a drink called Cider and Black, a mix of dry hard cider and blackcurrant cordial. Hard cider, which has the same alcohol content as beer at about 5% in volume, is becoming popular at least here in Virginia. I like the combination of hard cider and blackcurrant because it's very light and slightly sweet. It's a ladies' drink, I guess.
January 10, 2013
Crema Catalana
Labels: custard, dessert, FoodFriday, Spanish, sweet Catalan cream
I've had this Spanish dessert just once in a restaurant many years ago. I don't know why I never prepared it at home but then again I've never made its French version, Crème Brûlée, either. The Spanish sweet cream is lighter than its cousin as it has fewer egg yolks and uses milk instead of heavy cream.