October 2011

Whisky-Pecan Toffee

October 31, 2011
Whisky-Pecan Toffee

Happy Halloween! I realize that the last type of recipe you probably want to see today is one for candy. Especially if your home is currently bursting with candy to give out to cute trick-or-treaters later this evening. Or, if you happen to have children living at home, there will probably also be a few [...]

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Tagged as: Fall, granulated sugar, Halloween, Macallan Scotch Whisky, pecan, toffee, whisky

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Martini

October 28, 2011
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Martini

Reese’s Peanut Butter cups happen to be quite a commodity in our household. And, for some very strange reason their value seems to increase exponentially during Halloween. Thanks to my careful and thoughtful planning I invested in a small Reese’s Peanut Butter hedge fund anticipating their upcoming increase. Which has allowed me to prepare such [...]

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Tagged as: Fall, Hershey's Chocolate Syrup, infused vodka, martini, milk, Reese's peanut butter cups, vodka

Fall Fest: Pumpkin Fattigmann

October 26, 2011
Pumpkin Fattigmann

You know me, I love adding unique twists to traditional sweets, and/or cocktails for that matter. Given that fact it shouldn’t surprise you that today in honor of FN Dish’s Fall Fest: Pumpkin celebration, I chose to Pumpkin-ize the Fattigmann, a Norwegian fried-dough cookie traditionally flavored with cardamom and brandy. To Pumpkin-ize them, I added [...]

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Tagged as: bourbon, confectioners' sugar, egg, Fall, flour, fn dish, food network, Fried, granulated sugar, heavy whipping cream, Pumpkin, vegetable oil

B&W Wordless Wednesday: Fall Harvest

October 26, 2011
Fall Candy Harvest

Candy Harvest… that is.

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Tagged as: black and white foods, black and white photography, cocktails, culinary photography, Fall

Maple Creme Brûlées with Pecan Praline Snaps

October 24, 2011
Maple Creme Brûlée topped with Pecan Praline Snaps

Two weekends ago while lending a hand during the Los Angeles Food & Wine event I had the pleasure of meeting a few highly skilled pastry chefs. Some very well known thanks to Bravo’s Top Chef just Desserts, and a few others who haven’t quite made it into the limelight. (Not yet, that is…) One [...]

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Tagged as: dark corn syrup, egg, flour, heavy whipping cream, light brown sugar, maple, pecan praline liqueur, pecans, unsalted butter, Vanilla

Pear Almond Crisp Martini

October 21, 2011
Pear Almond Crisp Martini

You know how the story goes… It starts off with a quick trip to BevMo, but when you arrive you begin walking up and down the isles “exploring”. 10-15 minutes later you come across a very tall and thin looking bottle of Pear liqueur with a charming label written in French. You are sure this [...]

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Tagged as: amaretto, cocktail, Fall, heavy cream, honey liqueur, martini, pear liqueur, poir liqueur

B&W Wordless Wednesday: Empirical Subjects

October 19, 2011
Empirical Subjects

Cocktail Friday Empirical Subjects

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Tagged as: black and white foods, black and white photography, cocktails, culinary photography, Fall

Decadence – LA Food & Wine 2011 Recap

October 17, 2011
Chef Sherry Yard

Brilliant, Innovating, Charming, Spunky, Fun, and Energetic (to say the least) are just a few of the adjectives that immediately come to mind when I think of Chef Sherry Yard. The following shots are just a “tiny” glimpse into the day I spent lending a hand for Decadence, the after party Chef Sherry hosted during [...]

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Tagged as: Ben Spungin, Bill Corbett, Claudia Fleming, Dahlia Narvaez, Decadence, Donald Wressell, Duff Goldman, Elizabeth Falkner, Gina Depalma, Johnny Iuzzini, LA Food & Wine, Lincoln Carson, Martin Howard, Meals on Wheels, Mindy Segal, Shawn Gawle, Sherry Yard, Spago, Yigit Pura, Zac Young

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