“Eat your veggies or you can’t have dessert”, might be one of the most common threats made at the dinner table. Indeed, dessert is everything that vegetables are not: it is sweet, it is delicious, and it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside; while veggies, especially if made poorly, tend to be bland,…
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Not Too Sweet (Part 2)
The sweet side of Miso and Wasabi In Part 1 of this two-part series, we looked at two desserts and saw how sourness and bitterness can elevate a dessert. This week, we will examine two other desserts which emphasize the role of other tastes in balancing out the sweetness in a dessert. Salt plays a…
Not Too Sweet (Part 1)
Sugar, Lime and Bitters Consider a gulab jamun, that magical orb of khoya or milk solids fried in hot oil and dunked in a sugar syrup. It has a thin crust and a rich, luscious interior. You could elevate it by flavouring the syrup with saffron, rosewater or cardamom; or by stuffing it with dry…
Eggs 101 (Part 2)
Separation Egg-xiety Last week, we learned to deal with the whole egg and the technique of separating the white from the yolk. In case you missed it, check out part 1 here. With that sorted, it’s time to deal with each component individually, starting with the yolk. The yolk is fattier, and frankly, way more…
The Gourmet Glutton 