Category Archives: Food
Banana-strawberry crêpe with Nutella
At the Pari Café Crêperie in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. If this looks good, then you should go to Trader Joe’s, immediately, and buy a jar of Cocoa Almond Spread. Twice as good as Nutella, at least the American version. European Nutella … Continue reading
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Tagged banana, crepe, dessert, Nutella, pancake, strawberry
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Dangerous pie, but sweet
I finally buckled to peer pressure and boiled a can of sweetened condensed milk. For 3 1/2 hours. It didn’t explode, and contents (dulce de leche) supported the weight of a spoon. In fact, substance was so solid that I … Continue reading
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Tagged amino acids, boiling, caramel, caramelization, dessert, dulce de leche, Maillard reaction, pie, pressure, sugars, sweetened condensed milk
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Mangosteens, finally
I couldn’t find these during travel in Central America or Asia, but now they are sold five blocks away (at 320 Market Cafe) from my house in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. So happy. The USDA’s APHIS allowed Thailand to begin shipping mangosteens … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Food, Photography
Tagged Clusiaceae, fruit, Garcinia mangostana, mangosteen, purple mangosteen, tropical
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Mystery dessert from Russian deli
I bought a few slabs of a crispy, chewy dessert at a Russian delicatessen in San Francisco a few weeks ago, and for the life of me I can’t figure out what it was. Definitely had sweetened condensed milk in … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, chewy, crispy, dessert, pastry, recipe, russian, sweetened condensed milk
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