I was looking for an easy dessert recipe to cap off a raclette dinner party when I stumbled upon this no-bake Nutella cheesecake mousse recipe in My Baking Addiction. Not only was it easy to make, but it was absolutely delicious! You can check out the recipe on Jamie's blog, though I did change up the recipe a little bit and made my own whipped cream instead of using frozen whipped topping like her recipe called for. To do that, I simply whipped 1 1/3 cup of heavy whipping cream until soft peaks formed and added 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar and whipped further until stiff peaks formed. I also topped each individual cups with a quarter of a Rocher Suchard. Trust me, you'll want to try ...
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The Sweeter Side of Red Apron Butcher
Red Apron Butcher is a meat-lovers' heaven and I gave up meat for lent. So, understandably, I was a little hesitant to check out their newest location at 709 D Street, NW. But then the tweets and instagram posts starting coming in. About their tigelles breakfast sandwiches, their scones... and their macarons. Now I had to go ;-) Tiffany MacIsaac, executive pastry chef for the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, not only bakes all the bread for Red Apron's lunch sandwiches, she also bakes pastries for the shop, including scones, a raspberry jelly filled beignet and macarons. What makes the scones and macarons special is that they're made with lard from pigs butchered at the Red Apron ...
Nutella Pizza and More at Osteria Marzano
I ate a lot of good food over the past week. There was the banh mi at Bonmi and the tasty nibbles at Proof (including the amazing sticky toffee pudding cake) where I was volunteering during Jose Andres' Dine-N-Dash fundraising event. I tried the Jersey Shore pizza with fried calamari at Graffiato for the first time and discovered Chef Sébastien Rondier's new mediterranean inspired menu at Decanter. And of course all the July 4th weekend indulgences... Somewhere in there, I managed to make my way to newly opened Osteria Marzano at Metro Park VI building at 6361 Walker Lane in Alexandria. I must say, I'm glad I did! While I don't seek out Italian food (or trips to Virginia), I definitely enjoy ...
Nutella’s Breakfast Tour ~ D.C. Edition
Even though I prefer not to eat the American version (it's European Nutella or nothing for moi!), there's a Nutella Truck roaming the streets of D.C. this week so obviously, I had to check it out. The truck was parked across the street from the Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library this morning. There wasn't much activity, so I hope they have a little more success at their other stops which are: · Wednesday, October 17 at 502 4th St NW near Judiciary Square Metro (7AM — 12PM) · Thursday, October 18 at 110 4th St SW near Waterfront Metro stop (7AM — 12PM) · Friday, October 19 at 3690 O St NW in Georgetown (7AM — 12PM) And while I do look down on American Nutella I would still like to see Washington ...
Passover Nutella S’Mores
It's spring cleaning time! As I was going through some old Martha Stewart magazines, hoping I could toss out a few, I came across a recipe for Matzo S'Mores. Since Passover is just around the corner, Matzo is available pretty much everywhere these days so I thought I'd try them at home. I replaced the chocolate with Nutella because Nutella makes everything taste better (also because it's pretty much the only chocolate I can eat) and the result was a simple and delicious treat. Since the matzo is not as sweet as graham cracker, you have to compensate with a little bit more Nutella. There are worse things ;-) Otherwise, it's just like regular s'more. Break the matzo into squares. Melt the ...
L’Heure de l’Apéritif – Nutella Martini
Let's toast to one of the world's greatest holidays: World Nutella Day. Now in its sixth year, it's an opportunity for the Italian chocolate-hazelnut spread devotees everywhere to crack open a jar of Nutella, get out a spoon and dig in to celebrate! Like this guys for example (paging Man versus Food!).I've been eating Nutella since I was a kid, when I spread it on baguette and dipped it in warm milk for my gouter after school. Italians may have invented Nutella, but the French recognize its deliciousness and are actually the biggest consumers of Nutella in the world. Cocorico! And I'm still faithful to my childhood snack, whether I just spoon it out for a little something sweet after dinner, ...
Ambiance de la brousse at the French Embassy
Americans might have vague memories of Yannick Noah as the last Frenchmen to win Roland Garros in 1983 (yes, it’s been that long!). They might be more familiar with his son, though - 6’11' Joakim Noah who was a member of the Gators' teams that won the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournaments and was drafted 9th overall pick by the Chicago Bulls. For French people, Noah is of course a tennis legend, being the only Frenchmen to win at Roland Garros in 50 years as well as the highly successful coach of the French Davis Cup team. He is also a popular singer and activist. His music career began in 1991 with the popular track Saga Africa, which he made the stadium sing after the ...
