June 29, 2010
After making two quarts of sorbet this past week, I got up bright and early Sunday morning and headed over to Sur la Table to make…ice cream. Not just one, but four different kinds. I guess you could say having the sorbets was the equivalent of doing conditioning before a marathon. I was just warming [...]
June 27, 2010
When it comes to sorbets, gelatos and ice creams I like flavors that have one main ingredient. Sometimes it’s fun to have chunks, swirls, or sauces of other things, but there is nothing like the intense taste of a single flavor. I made two sorbets that celebrate just the berries, olaillieberry and strawberry. For a refreshing summery touch, I jazzed [...]
What to do with eight pounds of freshly picked olaillieberries. A lovely dilemma because now I have a good base ingredient to experiment with. I wanted a dessert that would showcase the fruit on its own so I thought, a pie. An olaillieberry pie filled to the brim of just the berries and a bit of sugar to bring out [...]