Le Gâteau

Today someone on Serious Eats was trying to locate the recipe for a chocolate mousse cake made by Julia Child.  I was pretty sure I knew the cake in question and was trying to remember where I saw it.  After a cup of tea, which makes me temporarily smarter, I realized it was in the book [...]

More Rhubarb Madness

This year, Mothers Day was an all-day affair, with me cooking both brunch and dinner (there was a break for all concerned in between), and both meals ended in dessert.  Breakfast was followed by green tea ice cream; dinner by buttermilk panna cotta with a rhubarb compote.
I don’t know why I don’t make panna cotta more frequently—it’s [...]