I guess I would call myself a budding part-time student of gastronomic/culinary history - as I often find myself wondering about the origins of certain food(s) and food-related ideas, the development of cooking vessels, methodologies, meal design and evolution, and budding, because I haven't had a whole lot of time to ponder these things in the past and so, my knowledge-base is rather limited. If I weren't so old, I would now be enrolled in a … [Read more...]
Cream Dream – Cool, Sumptuous and Decadent – Mascarpone Ice Creams
These remain my favorite ice cream glasses - given to me by my friend Barbara many moons ago! My earliest ice cream memories - Circa 1960s - involve riding my bicycle down to the "corner store" and ingesting copious amounts of Breyer's Strawberry on sugar cones on a swirling counter stool that I could barely hoist myself up onto. It was a mixed blessing having this store so close to home - I indulged in ridiculous amounts of penny candy, … [Read more...]