tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post7021273239638518645..comments2023-04-16T10:39:30.884-04:00Comments on French Laundry at Home: Vanilla Bean-Roasted Figs with Wildflower Honey-Vanilla Ice CreamUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-37408788163237494962008-11-14T18:56:00.000-05:002008-11-14T18:56:00.000-05:00I dearly love Tears for Fears, but I haven't liste...I dearly love Tears for Fears, but I haven't listened to that album in years. I'll have to break it out again this weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-73554359774825747682007-09-15T14:20:00.000-04:002007-09-15T14:20:00.000-04:00Very entertaining site. Looking forward to "head ...Very entertaining site. Looking forward to "head to toe". With your example to inspire me, maybe I'll be able to screw up my courage...<BR/><BR/>David, you are too modest. All your books are fantastic and your website is wonderful too. Great find for travelers who love to eat.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292652468064089778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-32775919098628185352007-08-22T20:02:00.000-04:002007-08-22T20:02:00.000-04:00I'm a big Perfect Scoop fan, too--it's made this s...I'm a big Perfect Scoop fan, too--it's made this summer a lot tastier.mary grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04294368835776483342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-53459003571013943102007-08-22T19:15:00.000-04:002007-08-22T19:15:00.000-04:00Great post as always. The ice cream sounds delish...Great post as always. The ice cream sounds delish:) I got an ice cream maker as a gift from a friend, but it is sadly not at my house yet...I still have 3 weeks to go before it makes it's way down here, this could be the first recipe I try on it!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933366632869606653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-28525305774928329482007-08-20T22:54:00.000-04:002007-08-20T22:54:00.000-04:00I absolutley love honey ice cream. For New Years ...I absolutley love honey ice cream. For New Years Eve last year we made honey ice cream which we were going to use between layers of puff pastry and then scattered with pistachios, as a sort of decontructed baklava. But as the night wore on it got to be a bit much, so we just had simple bowls of the ice cream and it was beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-4441578227562873252007-08-19T16:05:00.000-04:002007-08-19T16:05:00.000-04:00I'm with you...I have really enjoyed cooking with ...I'm with you...I have really enjoyed cooking with David Lebovit's "The Perfect Scoop" this summer. Do definitely try the Vietnamese Coffee ice cream and the Chocolate Sorbet. Mmm.....<BR/><BR/>I just found your blog today and I can't wait to peruse the rest of the posts.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/>TracaTraca Savadogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864545907757121286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-36420113750428456592007-08-19T12:59:00.000-04:002007-08-19T12:59:00.000-04:00Jim - yes, I think you can find vanilla beans at W...Jim - yes, I think you can find vanilla beans at Whole Foods. I don't buy them at the Whole Foods near my house because I did once and they ended up being hard and old, even though the expiration date was a month away. So phooey on them.<BR/><BR/>Kevin -- I know recipes aren't copyrighted, but I tend to enjoy cookbooks that have more than recipes in them; TFL Cookbook and Perfect Scoop include more extensive writing and storytelling by their respective authors that, to me, add to the actual recipes and preparations, and that is what I mean about respecting copyrighted material on the whole. And, it may not be a viable legal threat, but I don't want to be in any gray areas on this issue... so I don't reprint recipes and I don't sell ads because I would feel bad profiting from someone else's work. It's a personal decision for me.Carol Blymirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573307850587096182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-81916298588054432022007-08-18T02:35:00.000-04:002007-08-18T02:35:00.000-04:00That looks really good, even though I stay away fr...That looks really good, even though I stay away from ice cream, creams, and suchTasteTVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722711815891790504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-60134246386274610992007-08-17T09:04:00.000-04:002007-08-17T09:04:00.000-04:00Awesome, got the ice cream attachment for the Kitc...Awesome, got the ice cream attachment for the KitchenAid mixer and will try this out. And now I MUST buy "The Perfect Scoop."<BR/><BR/>(TFF was my first concert, ever -- "Bawldimore," 1986. OMD opened!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-78663811599069581182007-08-17T02:28:00.000-04:002007-08-17T02:28:00.000-04:00Am humbled to be mentioned in the same breath (ok....Am humbled to be mentioned in the same breath (ok...same blog post) at Thomas Keller. <BR/><BR/>Glad to be able to save the day...I mean, save the ice cream!<BR/><BR/>xoDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14733814682711046018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-25475156766669457102007-08-17T00:47:00.000-04:002007-08-17T00:47:00.000-04:00Since yours and David's blogs are my two favorite ...Since yours and David's blogs are my two favorite to read, I thought I'd post the link to his blog for those who didn't know about it. You can visit him here: http://www.davidlebovitz.com<BR/><BR/>You have a great voice for writing and I will be sad when you make it all the way through the book. I hope you have plans to start in on another one! Your posts have inspired me to try dishes more complicated than anything I've attempted be for with results that haven't been half bad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-37918013734008011402007-08-16T22:43:00.000-04:002007-08-16T22:43:00.000-04:00i just posted about david's salt recommendation. g...i just posted about david's salt recommendation. guerande is the stuff man! i'm buying the 'perfect scoop' this weekeend. in the meantime - i am making my first batch of ice cream EVER - his recipe from his blog - caramel fleur de sel. the custard is in the fridge. tomorrow i am getting a friend's ice cream maker to borrow... i am sooooo very proud of myself !!!<BR/><BR/>as always LOVE your post. totally fabulous!!!michael, claudia and sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466840130053606273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-43893635962341804112007-08-16T18:18:00.000-04:002007-08-16T18:18:00.000-04:00Now I'm humming We Wish You A Merry Christmas, and...Now I'm humming We Wish You A Merry Christmas, and all of my coworkers are gonna stare at me. You're turning me into a social pariah, madam, but the ice cream looks so good I'll give you a pass.<BR/><BR/>One question: how long should the stove be on for the mixture to reach "medium heat"? Are we looking for a light simmer or what, or does that count as information from the cookbook? <BR/><BR/>Second question, actually: do you think I could find whole vanilla beans like that at, say, Whole Foods?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598437779185407354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-46456525346122474282007-08-16T11:21:00.000-04:002007-08-16T11:21:00.000-04:00I've just started following your blog, and want to...I've just started following your blog, and want to compliment you on your good work. Today you said<BR/><BR/>"I always recommend buying the cookbooks I write about because I think it's important to respect copyright"<BR/><BR/>I'm sensitive to this issue because I'm running a similar Julie/Julia cook-a-whole-cookbook <A HREF="http://www.gourmetproject.ca" REL="nofollow">blog</A> with The Gourmet Cookbook. While I certainly think buying these books is a good idea, and we should support these authors, respecting copyright has nothing to do with it. <BR/><BR/>Recipes aren't protected by copyright, as they're a list of procedures and instructions. The only part of a cookbook that is protected by copyright is the descriptions of the recipes. Beyond that, citing a book's recommendation for when to add vanilla would be fair use even if it were part of a copyrighted text. <BR/><BR/>We should support cookbook authors because their work enriches our lives, not because of a misunderstood legal threat. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work, I really appreciate what you're doing.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998742989649596363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-13480311822659371502007-08-16T09:25:00.000-04:002007-08-16T09:25:00.000-04:00I always use wildflower honey as a topping on vani...I always use wildflower honey as a topping on vanilla ice cream, instead of chocolate sauce or caramel or whatever. I've never tried putting it <I>in</I> the ice cream, though. I will next time I make some!<BR/><BR/>I'm also in love with <I>The Perfect Scoop</I>. So far, I've made the apricot and strawberry sorbets and the toasted coconut ice cream. Next up is peach ice cream, and the first cold day of the year I'm making the roquefort-honey one. We'll have it with roasted pears and port. Yum!<BR/><BR/>Great blog! I've never commented before, but I read it every week!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550641399462667333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-22621664693762144512007-08-15T23:14:00.000-04:002007-08-15T23:14:00.000-04:00As an avid ice cream maker (my favorite kitchen ap...As an avid ice cream maker (my favorite kitchen appliance, hands down), I just went and ordered copies of both French Laundry and The Perfect Scoop from the library. Can't wait to get my hands on them.bookwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199899561088455108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-61854278423741360622007-08-15T21:45:00.000-04:002007-08-15T21:45:00.000-04:00I tracked down a clip of the "I choose you" song a...I tracked down a clip of the "I choose you" song and liked it very well. Do you perhaps like Joni Mitchell also? Her CD "Blue" is one I like to cook or drive to :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-777571288667274242007-08-15T16:01:00.000-04:002007-08-15T16:01:00.000-04:00DG, I'm loving this one! LOVE the figs - although ...DG, I'm loving this one! LOVE the figs - although my 5-year-old is currenty one of those fig-haters. I'm reading this blog religiously now that DG is on hiatus and I can't get pdxblogmommy to blog for all the "hints" in teh world...so thank you, 'cuz a girl's gotta read SOMETHING!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-74431988882115860352007-08-15T14:36:00.000-04:002007-08-15T14:36:00.000-04:00When did you add the honey?When did you add the honey?Anthony Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344532091414013818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-72472253201110984522007-08-15T14:13:00.000-04:002007-08-15T14:13:00.000-04:00I tried making this recipe with basil (blanched, s...I tried making this recipe with basil (blanched, shredded and steeped). Tasted great, but froze rock solid after a day in the freezer. My guess was all the egg yolks since I've made it before with four yolks and it came out great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543389752792247888.post-66130737387722852442007-08-15T13:43:00.000-04:002007-08-15T13:43:00.000-04:00That looks divine!I just wanted to say I LOVE your...That looks divine!<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to say I LOVE your blog. Love it, love it, love it. I discovered it through the Apartment Therapy website and have spent the last few days reading it from the beginning and laughing hysterically (especially at the Celine Dion lobster dish)!<BR/><BR/>You've also inspired me to attempt some of the recipes in TFL cookbook that have intimidated me for so long. <BR/><BR/>Can't wait to read your future postings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com