Tag - nuts

side view of pice of torta setteveli
Understanding Recipes

Torta Setteveli

Making a complicated dessert once in a while is a good way to practice a lot of techniques and to learn something new. The French in particular are good in making pastry which consists of a lot of different (complex)...

April 16, 2019
7 min read
chocolate and peanut butter ice cream with pistachio crumb sm
Recipe

Chocolate and peanut butter dessert

There are few shows I completely follow along with, but I’ve been watching Masterchef Australia since the start. None of the other version (US, UK, Dutch) have made it to my playlist. The show has a good balance...

June 2, 2018
4 min read
peanut butter brownie

Peanut butter brownies with cocoa powder

Seeing the huge number of peanut butter chocolate recipes on the internet, it just has to be a good combination. In cooking shows on tv a chocolate peanut butter dessert can give you raving reviews and even Chef Watson...

October 13, 2017
2 min read
goats cheese with roasted walnuts sandwich
vegetables

Food hack – a great simple trick to chop nuts

Today’s not going to be a long post evaluating the deep science of food and food production, instead, it’s a really simple trick for chopping nuts that I discovered a little while ago when making a raisin...

August 4, 2016
2 min read
baking walnuts
Understanding Food Ingredients

Science of Roasting Walnuts

One of my favorite lunches is a freshly baked slice of bread drizzled with a little honey, covered with goat’s cheese, a few slices of cucumber, and, last, but not least, some freshly roasted walnuts on top...

February 3, 2016
8 min read