My mother has been speaking up a recipe referred to as Brownie Brittle. As a fan of crisp cookies—she baked her Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies darkish, and makes Corby Kummer’s nutty, shard-like biscotti—a brittle could be very on-brand for her. Nonetheless, isn’t a brownie’s most interesting attribute its dense, damp inside? (Like this one and this one.)
She introduced some brownie brittle on a current go to, and now I’m speaking it up! The cocoa-and-chocolate-chip brittle manifests someplace between a cracker and a shortbread, and is the sort of candy you possibly can have after lunch with out crashing and falling asleep at your desk. The recipe comes from Chula King within the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
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Come get squiffy with us on June 21. We’re internet hosting a British cocktail social gathering with particular visitor Crystelle Pereira of The Nice British Bake Off. RVSP right here.
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Nea made a Strawberry Meringue Sundae, which is sort of a Swedish model of an Eton Mess. The principle distinction? A marängsviss all the time includes ice cream.
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We’ve added a brand new egg-shaped serving board to our assortment of KHEM wooden merchandise. It is as silky and durable as all the opposite KHEMs, plus it is formed like an egg!
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I’m not likely into all the electrical pepper mills which might be popping out, however everybody loves them they usually promote like loopy, so now Peugeot has one for you, too. “Isn’t grinding pepper a part of the enjoyment of cooking?!” says crankypants Hesser!
This previous weekend, Tad and I went to his faculty reunion, and I got here away with two meals notes:
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Any time you cook dinner meals for greater than eight individuals, the meals normally suffers. However, as I noticed in motion this weekend, it’s attainable to feed tons of of individuals very well so long as you retain it easy and recent. Every meal was component-based, which meant components like pulled pork or rice could possibly be properly executed and stored in form till serving time, when diners got the chance to assemble their dish. For one dinner, we had rice bowls with rooster, pickled carrots, cilantro, fried shallots, scallions, and sesame dressing. We acquired to decide on what we wished and the parts remained recent. I don’t plan on internet hosting events for tons of, however this rule additionally applies for ten.
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If you happen to’re not a ache au chocolat particular person, it’s possible you’ll be a brioche au chocolat particular person. Flour Bakery, a Boston traditional owned by extensively adored baker Joanne Chang, makes a brioche au chocolat with a yeasty, tangy brioche nestling a thick shaft of chocolate. Add it to your journey listing, or get her guide for the recipe.
Don’t overlook to start freezing espresso in ice dice trays in your iced espresso. ‘Tis the season!
Amanda
Earlier than beginning Food52 with Merrill, I used to be a meals author and editor on the New York Instances. I’ve written a number of books, together with “Cooking for Mr. Latte” and “The Important New York Instances Cookbook.” I performed myself in “Julie & Julia” — hope you did not blink, or you could have missed the scene! I stay in Brooklyn with my husband, Tad, and twins, Walker and Addison.
