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From: Montclair, NJ USA

Joined: November 22nd, 2009

About me: I can't be the only person who starts thinking about what to cook next while I am doing the dishes for the meal I just finished eating ... right?

Favorite cookbook: I flirt with all of them. But I am a sucker for good writing and great pictures.

Favorite recipe: Pretty much any combo of good bread and great cheese.

Slow-Roasted Tomatoes from One Good Dish

A dish that could not be simpler to make, and absolutely delicious. Topped the cooled tomato with a room temperature slice of mozzarella drizzled with EVOO and some ribbons of basil. A real treat. read more >

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Daniel Boulud's Cafe Boulud Cookbook: French-American Recipes for the Home Cook

By Daniel Boulud, Dorie Greenspan
Scribner - 1999

I was halving this recipe which made things a little tricky as it called for 7 egg yolks and only 3/4 cup sugar, divided. So I ended up trying to make caramel from a 1/4 cup of sugar to which coarsely ground coffee beans and cardamon pods were added. Probably a bit easier to do with a full recipe I'm thinking.

Since I didn't cut the cooking time by enough, my result was more pudding than pot ... BUT the flavour was pretty darned good although -- and I never say this -- it could have been a little bit sweeter.

Boulud suggests pairing this with a dark sweet sherry, which I did, and he was spot on about that.

I think this would be an excellent dessert following a Spanish or Middle Eastern main dish.

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