Surprises can be sweet. I’ve talked a bit about surprises before — about how I’m kind of in the middle, loving to surprise other people but enjoy being “in the know” myself. I realized that the reason I had this outlook was because I had never really, truly been surprised before. When I was little, […]
Tag: dessert
sex in a pan
Did I catch your attention? Good.This is a sinfully decadent, sinfully easy dessert with a sinfully rewarding response. It’s not the daintiest, nor the prettiest. As a matter of fact, it’s basically a hot mess in a pan. But you know what? Despite it’s frightening appearance, people just can’t keep their hands off of it.I […]
peppermint mocha affogato
Affogato is the ingenius dessert that melds creamy gelato with warm espresso. The contrast between the hot and cold and the bitter espresso and the sweet cream makes affogato otherworldly. In my opinion, the best part of this dessert is the little, creamy puddle of coffee milk that forms in the bottom of the bowl. […]
salted butterscotch pots de creme
My favorite restaurant that we ate at in San Francisco was Claudine. It is tucked away in the French Quarter, right behind the famous Cafe Claude. It’s a tiny restaurant with a charming, green, outdoor seating area– an alluring oasis away from the busy streets of San Francisco. The cuisine is a fusino between Californian […]