Author: Caterina Borg, Good Food Gourmet
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Savory Noodle Kugel Fit For a King
I first tried a sweet version of noodle kugel when I was in College and fell in love with it…now I’m one of those types of people that will find any excuse to make one, especially when I have a little more time to try some new twists that I may come up with for…
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Classic Bananas Foster With Mini Banana Cakes
Next to the chocolate soufflé and crepe suzette, bananas foster is another one of those classic desserts prepared tableside that customers at many high end restaurants have been enjoying for many years. The dish was created in 1951 by Paul Blangé at Brennan’s Restaurant in New Orleans and named for Richard Foster, who was then the…
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Light & Fluffy French Crullers
Who doesn’t just love a great donut. I must admit that I simply adore them. We’ve made lots of them here which have included my Greek loukoumades, bacon honey donuts, Berliner donuts and even bomboloni donuts we recently made for Easter. I may not eat them exclusively for breakfast as others do, but I would…
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Mandarin Pine Nut Roll…As Good As I Remember
Many years ago, I had the great fortune to eat at Tio Pepe’s restaurant in Baltimore. In its heyday, it was one of the destinations you would go to for a perfect meal when you had something important to celebrate. You would enter into the restaurant on Franklin street and descend into the basement level…
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Almond Macaroon Custard Cake
Last year while doing my online recipe research, I discovered something called a leche flan magic cake. Essentially, this is a cake that is baked together with some custard, and during the baking process, the custard magically separates from the cake creating custard at the top and cake on the bottom. When I came across…
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In Honor Of The London Olympics, It’s Traditional Fish And Chips
One thing I miss most about growing up in Australia are the fish & chip shops that dotted the area and seemed to be on just about every corner. You’d find your way up to the counter and place your order which included not only fried fish and chips, but also HUGE batter fried potato…
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Tender Almond Baby Cakes
Coming up with new and creative individual desserts can sometimes be challenging, especially when you are limited in the amount of time you have to create. My goal was to always have a few really good basic cake recipes on hand that can be turned into just about anything…there’s no sense in having a million…
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Profiteroles With Vanilla Bean Semifreddo
Just imagine that you’ve just finished dinner and there’s a knock at the door…standing before you are 3 unexpected guests who are dropping by for coffee….what do you do? Well, the first thing to do is let the people in for goodness sake, exchange all of the appropriate greetings, hugs and kisses then quickly wipe…
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Meyer Lemon Frozen Yogurt Semifreddo Parfait With Blueberry Sauce
I love creating new things and during the hot summer months, my mind always wanders to cool and refreshing desserts that are easy to put together. My homemade semifreddo recipe is one that I play around with all the time to see how I can push the boundaries of flavor and texture to create some…
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Kahlua ‘N’ Cream Mocha Semifreddo
I love a good coffee. I love everything about it…the intoxicating smell as it brews and that deep roasted, caramelized bean flavor that a good coffee offers. So, it goes without saying that I also love anything coffee flavored.One of my favorite drinks when I was younger was Kahlua and cream and I must…
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Outrageously Good Dark Chocolate Souffle
You know that feeling you get when you make something so delicious that your eyes roll back in your head in pure ecstasy? Well, let me fill you in on a secret…this is what is going to happen when you make this self saucing dark chocolate soufflé. Yes, you heard me right… This soufflé has…