The Institute of Culinary Education » Sweet Treats http://blog.ice.edu Thu, 23 May 2013 16:01:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Sweet Treats: Puddin’ http://blog.ice.edu/2012/03/14/sweet-treats-puddin/ http://blog.ice.edu/2012/03/14/sweet-treats-puddin/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:00:38 +0000 admin http://blog.iceculinary.com/?p=10310

The hubby’s birthday recently passed and his heart’s desire was to get a gift card to the Bass Pro Shop, a White Russian and a pastrami sandwich from Katz’s. Yes a strangely eclectic grouping of birthday gifts but luckily they were fairly easy to attain, the most challenging being the …

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I have to admit that for the past two months I haven’t been keeping up on my motherly meal preparation duties very well. Between my work schedule, the kids’ after school activities, the orthodontist trips and the hubby’s new job, we’ve fallen into a bad habit of dining out for …

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On the first day of Valentines Day… Oh wait, wrong holiday. Well, Valentine’s Day is here once again and I imagine most of us either look forward to it with giddy anticipation or utter disgust based on our couple status. Well after 10 years of marriage, I’ve learned one very …

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I found myself on the Upper East Side, killing time with the kids on one of those arduous, winter breaks in the city with nothing to do. What’s a girl to do when she’s feeling glum while everyone else is off skiing or sunning with their loved ones? Eat cake …

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One of my favorite Christmas traditions is the bûche de noël, a roll of sponge cake and buttercream decorated to look like a yule log. It’s as if the Yodel went to France for the holidays, in a ball gown and tiara. In the classic style, it’s covered with coffee …

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I was wandering through the Columbus Circle Craft Market the other day. It’s another one of those ugly-hat-wind-chime-and-hand-crafted-jewelry markets that floods the city every holiday season. I usually walk through to get out of the chill — it’s at least ten degrees warmer inside the maze of stalls. On this …

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A few years ago, a shop opened in SoHo called “The Best Chocolate Cake in the World”. Well as tempting as that may have sounded, I just never got around to visiting. So a few weeks ago when they opened a location on the Upper West Side and rebranded themselves …

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Gateau battu, literally “beaten cake” a specialty from the northern region of France is my new favorite thing. It’s like a brioche but better. Just slightly more cake-like, it’s more tender and sweeter than the average brioche, making it perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack. Luckily it also happens …

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I can remember it like it was almost yesterday, sitting in the tea salon at Ladurée by the Opera in Paris. I felt like a silly schoolgirl next to all those ladies who lunch, but while I was eating my coupe I was momentarily as happy as I could have …

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I love online shopping. It has saved my life. I order my shoes from Zappos and Endless, gleefully trying them on and returning them. I live for subscribe and save at Amazon and Toys ‘R’ Us for birthdays and I get my groceries delivered from Peapod, a newly acquired passion. …

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