tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post4138981210077710671..comments2023-04-16T10:39:30.884-04:00Comments on French Laundry at Home: Chocolate Cakes with Red Beet Ice Cream and Toasted Walnut SauceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-25011472330486394482007-12-19T16:41:00.000-05:002007-12-19T16:41:00.000-05:00The best way to get baked things not to stick to p...The best way to get baked things not to stick to pans, especially delicate tiny pans is to first butter the pan and add a T of flour shake it to cover every nook and cranny then dump the excess then cut a round of parchment paper and place it in the bottom of the pan. That should work.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029247599062992897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-62715253531213269312007-11-04T03:20:00.000-05:002007-11-04T03:20:00.000-05:00Great recipe,indeed.Beets taste of bitter chocolat...Great recipe,indeed.Beets taste of bitter chocolate on their own, so obviously the pairing is wonderful.Salt accentuates the flavors of most sweet foods, adding another dimension to the flavors present on the plate,so, yes, pretzels and ice cream are amazing. Kellers' Veloute of Bittersweet Chocolate,with a pinch of fleur de sel...total perfection. Anyway, next time you are making any ice cream, try adding a tiny bit of guar gum and xanthan gum just before the custard is churned.They improve the texture immeasurably.<BR/> <BR/>Luke<BR/>www.lukesgastronomy.blogspot.comChef Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16114847781430452603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-62214838548438399342007-10-31T06:37:00.000-04:002007-10-31T06:37:00.000-04:00We got as far as Buchon, having waitlisted for FL ...We got as far as Buchon, having waitlisted for FL both days of our visit to the US of A. Still recovering from ' International dialler distressed digits' to get that far. Probably didn't help that we were there Memorial Day weekend lmao ... I was just looking to buy the book to have a bash when I happened upon your 'ramblings', I mean it with love!Now I can't wait to mess up the kitchen ... love fom London.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-86189167691817958212007-10-30T13:38:00.001-04:002007-10-30T13:38:00.001-04:00M: Flour. What a novel concept. Methinks that mi...M: Flour. What a novel concept. Methinks that might be the missing ingredient (among a few other things). BTW, thanks for using the word "hero" in your comment because now I keep hearing Cameron say to Ferris after he rescues him from the pool, "Ferris Bueller, you're my heeerrro." So thanks for that.Carol Blymirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573307850587096182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-19498709355190772842007-10-30T13:38:00.000-04:002007-10-30T13:38:00.000-04:00M: Flour. What a novel concept. Methinks that mi...M: Flour. What a novel concept. Methinks that might be the missing ingredient (among a few other things). BTW, thanks for using the word "hero" in your comment because now I keep hearing Cameron say to Ferris after he rescues him from the pool, "Ferris Bueller, you're my heeerrro." So thanks for that.Carol Blymirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573307850587096182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-31098290317623832872007-10-30T04:30:00.000-04:002007-10-30T04:30:00.000-04:00Like all your readers I do like your blog which is...Like all your readers I do like your blog which is very inspiring. Did your hero forget to mention flour for the cakes?<BR/><BR/>M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-90669784163180888692007-10-29T14:38:00.000-04:002007-10-29T14:38:00.000-04:00Kinda makes you look at Dwight Schrute's beet farm...Kinda makes you look at Dwight Schrute's beet farm on "The Office" in a whole different light, doesn't it? Maybe he's onto something....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-72086473032584236132007-10-29T13:55:00.000-04:002007-10-29T13:55:00.000-04:00This hit just the right note with me:1) I also lov...This hit just the right note with me:<BR/>1) I also love pretzels with my ice cream, the salt flecks are so perfect!<BR/>2) I also love beet ice cream. I made some this summer (<A HREF="http://desertcandy.blogspot.com/2007/08/day-15-can-you-guess-flavor.html" REL="nofollow">click!</A>), and when I raved about it people thought I was crazy, but everyone who tried it also liked it. When I read this I felt so vindicated. Beets and chocolate have a natural affinity, like beet chocolate cake, beet ice cream with chocolate chips or paired with chocolate sorbet. This may have inspired me to finally go out and buy that book!Mercedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097330009175643958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-44325824331905128622007-10-28T16:36:00.000-04:002007-10-28T16:36:00.000-04:00Hi Carol,Love the blog and just recall that souffl...Hi Carol,<BR/>Love the blog and just recall that souffle molds get sugar'd don't they. Otherwise stuff doesn't rise and can stick. I think you oil and then toss granulated sugar on the mold then load them up. I don't think oil alone can get the same outcome. Just wondering. <BR/><BR/>My dad used to make spectacular freestone peach ice cream from our tree in the backyard with a hand crank mixer. It was his favorite. Thanks for the prick to my memory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-63680348929846135502007-10-27T23:21:00.000-04:002007-10-27T23:21:00.000-04:00Cher: Yes, there were a few beet-haters in the tas...Cher: Yes, there were a few beet-haters in the tasting crew, and they loved the ice cream.<BR/><BR/>Erin: ChubbyHubby was invented by two women from my hometown, thus further reinforcing thinking that ice cream and pretzels together is a regional thing.<BR/><BR/>Marilyn/OG: You've got to roast some beets one night and then just toss them in a little olive oil, salt and pepper. It'll change the way you think about beets forever.Carol Blymirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573307850587096182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-65786252804525777782007-10-27T23:08:00.000-04:002007-10-27T23:08:00.000-04:00My own variation (self-invented) was wheat thins w...My own variation (self-invented) was wheat thins with Haagen-Dazs, usually rum raisin. Of course the wheat thins are full of high fructose corn syrup, so there's a sweetness beneath the salt that is completely pernicious. In drug language, the salt and sweet seem to potentiate each other...<BR/><BR/>I agree with Jake, the upcoming veal breast sounds deLISHus!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-42068746209466293082007-10-27T22:55:00.000-04:002007-10-27T22:55:00.000-04:00This is awesome. Just saw your post under mine on...This is awesome. Just saw your post under mine on ruhlman's blog.<BR/><BR/>What a great blog you have. I'm addicted...immediately.216 Cottage St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04602182890782347014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-57768475820406504362007-10-27T17:01:00.000-04:002007-10-27T17:01:00.000-04:00Man, that looks good, even though I have no idea w...Man, that looks good, even though I have no idea whether I'd like beet ice cream. Forgive me, I've only ever had German style pickled beets. What, you mean there are other ways to eat beets? And dang, now you've got MissOrchidgal wanting to make those chocolate cakes. But she has to wait for Santa to deliver the French Laundry Cookbook.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161819809984951795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-2906878630209292182007-10-26T21:34:00.000-04:002007-10-26T21:34:00.000-04:00Beet-tastic! I love it! I don't think the pretzel...Beet-tastic! I love it! I don't think the pretzels with ice cream is unique to PA, or maybe it was such a great idea it spread rapidly to the Southern States, but it was one of the great tastes of my childhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-11488093640210938332007-10-26T13:36:00.000-04:002007-10-26T13:36:00.000-04:00This sounds absolutely amazing! I'm finally into ...This sounds absolutely amazing! I'm finally into beets (after traumatizing childhood experiences with borscht) and this would be quite the celebration of the beet. Re: pretzels and ice cream, not sure if this counts but Ben & Jerry's Chubby Hubby has chocolate-covered peanut butter-filled pretzels in it. OMG, so good!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559217364312258681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-11411493445952389292007-10-26T12:09:00.000-04:002007-10-26T12:09:00.000-04:00How embarrassing is it that I've been enjoying you...How embarrassing is it that I've been enjoying your French Laundry adventures for the longest time, and yet the thing that gets me to comment is Stephanie Mills greatest hits? <BR/>(Don't answer that. I love me some Stephanie and I don't care who knows it.)<BR/><BR/>I feel about beets the way you feel about soft-shell crabs. Yet this lovely ice cream tempts me to no end with its beautiful color and promise of creamy delight. <BR/>Were there any non-beet lovers among the taste testers? Anyone run screaming for the hills?Cherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16821298166299306956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-64166244258263936442007-10-26T11:09:00.000-04:002007-10-26T11:09:00.000-04:00Diner girl -- Beck's! That was it! Good stuff. ...Diner girl -- Beck's! That was it! Good stuff. I really think it *is* one of those quirky PA Dutch things, but maybe also Ohio? I should make a list of regional foods, things I certainly used to take for granted.<BR/><BR/>Bought "A Perfect Scoop," it looks great...can't wait to try in a few months. And beets!Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026722314412997694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-63664547715045114032007-10-26T09:18:00.000-04:002007-10-26T09:18:00.000-04:00Long time lurker checking in here to say...I'm als...Long time lurker checking in here to say...I'm also a pretzel and ice cream eater originally from eastern PA. I don't know if the combo is a specifically PA thing, but the pretzels certainly are a big deal there, and there's no shortage of ice cream so maybe it's just natural.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure I'm into the idea of beet ice cream, but it certainly came out a lovely color.Wawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07425986857907713478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-72692084568898372382007-10-26T07:58:00.000-04:002007-10-26T07:58:00.000-04:00just spectacular. truly wonderful. another winne...just spectacular. truly wonderful. another winner. congrats.michael, claudia and sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466840130053606273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-76900619283951260102007-10-26T01:16:00.000-04:002007-10-26T01:16:00.000-04:00What a lovely memory jolt this pretzels & ice crea...What a lovely memory jolt this pretzels & ice cream gave me. For part of my high school years I lived with my grandparents. We always ate dinner at 5:30 and thus were hungry again by the time the late evening news came on. My grandfather would go to the kitchen and fix a tray of individual bowls of ice cream and a big bowl of ice cream.<BR/>And,yes, it was in PA--suburban Philadelphia.<BR/><BR/>Another great post. It's such a treat to check in here and find a new post.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818122668387271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-67371789413419892682007-10-25T23:04:00.000-04:002007-10-25T23:04:00.000-04:00Spoonie: I gotta say, the best ice cream is David ...Spoonie: I gotta say, the best ice cream is David Lebovitz's chocolate from "A Perfect Scoop." The beet ice cream is a strong #2, not to be outdone by Graeters Buckeye Blitz (which I'm now craving, thankyouverymuch).<BR/><BR/>Holler: Methinks you're thinking of Beck's ice cream. Yum. Do you really think pretzels and ice cream is a PA thing?Carol Blymirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573307850587096182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-79479014691504722882007-10-25T22:54:00.000-04:002007-10-25T22:54:00.000-04:00Wow, sounds great. I'm on ice cream hiatus right ...Wow, sounds great. I'm on ice cream hiatus right now :( but when I'm back in business -- a few pounds lighter -- I'm definitely giving this one a try. I share the concerns about pastry, though...not my thing.<BR/><BR/>Pretzels & ice cream! Back in the day there was an ice cream parlor on Roosevelt Ave. somewhere before the Rte. 30 intersection (name sadly escapes me). After Sat. soccer practice my dad would take me there for a hot fudge sundae served with...two pretzels. Soooo good (the best "yellow" vanilla ice cream, too). Haven't thought of that place in years, nor have I run into that combo since I left PA.Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026722314412997694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-61979493863125675792007-10-25T21:23:00.000-04:002007-10-25T21:23:00.000-04:00This dish sounds very good, but to be honest I'm p...This dish sounds very good, but to be honest I'm pretty much drooling just from the name of the braised veal dish you've got on deck. It sounds simple and delicious.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06838789571620769843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-59008934800572780912007-10-25T18:20:00.000-04:002007-10-25T18:20:00.000-04:00Okay, so which is better: beet ice cream or Graete...Okay, so which is better: beet ice cream or Graeter's Black Raspberry Chip? Buckeye Blitz?<BR/><BR/>And I'm disappointed to see a lack of somewhat gore-ish photos of beet juice all over the kitchen. Oh, wait.....that'd be in MY kitchen. <BR/><BR/>Nevermind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com