ellaella on May 17th, 2008Raspberry vinaigrette
Since I do practice what I advocate — cuisine d’opportunité – I have another, but very different, raspberry recipe on the heels of raspberry fool. I found gorgeous berries at a great price a few days ago and bought several containers; the savings with this raspberry vinaigrette recipe alone pays for them all.
I don’t know what bothers […]
ellaella on May 15th, 2008Raspberry fool
This is one fool I’ll suffer gladly and it doesn’t have to be a raspberry fool. Strawberry fool, blackberry fool, blueberry fool are all welcome. Even red currant fool, which is why I learned to make this in the first place.
This dessert is a cousin to the trifle and goes back hundreds of years. In […]
ellaella on Feb 13th, 2008A very special treat
When this landed in my inbox last week from Nestle, I knew I had to make it for Valentine’s Day, but my dilemma was how to make it in advance, to share here, and show the layers without cutting into it. The solution was to make it in a springform pan instead of a square […]
ellaella on Aug 14th, 2007Quick raspberry cake
Raspberries are on sale so I bought some over the weekend, thinking a cake would be good. I make a couple elaborate cakes with these fabulous berries but, my goodness, it’s summer. I want something fast, refreshing and, if possible, not too sinful.
And this is it. Creamy on top, somewhat sweet, somewhat tart, loaded with appeal […]
