Santa came early this year!
An brown box arrived today!
Martin Lersch
TGRWT #13: Caraway and chocolate
According to Google trends searches for chocolate peak every December (plus that special day in February), and I assume that consumption of chocolate follows the same pattern. For this month’s They go really well together event (TGRWT #13) Erik Fooladi…
TGRWT #12: Chanterelle pie with apricots
In the end I was able to find fresh chanterelles and therefore ready for TGRWT #12 with a last minute preparation and blogpost (the round-up of TGRWT #12 has already been posted). The chanterelles were imported from Poland and quite…
Wonders of extraction: Espresso (part I)
I have recently come to know Miss Silvia. She’s from Italy, weighs a good 14 kg and even my wife welcomed her in our kitchen! As home brew espresso afficionados will know by know, I’ve become the proud owner of…
Recent academic articles
There are a couple of recent academic papers that have been published the last 2 years which I haven’t mentioned in blog posts, but they really deserve attention. Here’s the list (with quotes from the abstracts): Molecular gastronomy: a food…
Food pairing seminar update
The food pairing seminar is named “The Flemish Primitives” after the 15th and 16th century artists who were combining talent with new techniques. I’ve blogged about the upcoming food pairing seminar in Belgium on January 5th previously, but there are…
TGRWT #12: Chanterelle and apricot
Tri-2-cook has announced the foods to pair in the twelfth round of “They go really well together” (or TGRWT for short): apricot and chanterelle. More information on how to participate can be found in the announcement post. If the ingredients…
TGRWT #11 round-up
It’s time for the TGRWT #11 round-up. I apologize for the small break since TGRWT #10, but now we’re definitely back. Many exciting recipes this time – and great photos too! Not all were a great success judging by the…
TGRWT #11: Ginger-Glass bowl of banana mousse with cloves biscuits and lemongrass jelly
I received the following contribution for TGRWT #11 from Alessio Fangano, and since he doesn’t have a blog I post his contribution here in extenso. Enjoy! Photo: Alessio Fangano Ginger-Glass bowl of banana mousse with cloves biscuits and lemongrass jelly…