Madame Croquette

Pomegranate is simply the most user-unfriendly designed fruit. All those stupid little, yet delicious seeds stuck inside a cavernous shell, glued by a white web that are  just so hard to get out without making a HUGE mess. Unfortunately, I love it and I have had many embarrassing moments trying to eat the seeds of pomegranate. At work, picture a [...]

Ingredients 1 1/4 cup Champagne  1 cup Pomegranate juice 1/4 cup Rum  2 packets of gelatin and 3/4 teaspoon   Directions In a small sauce pan, sprinkle the Knox and pomegranate and stir until completely dissolved. Over medium heat, mix the gelatin and juice until it’s disolved, about 5  minutes. Let sit for 1 minute, [...]

Ingredients 4 cups Heavy Cream 2 teaspoon Cinnamon  Ginger 3 pieces, peeled and sliced 1/2-inch thick 1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg 1 1/2 cups Sugar 1 Vanilla Bean 12 large Egg Yolks 1 large Ripe Persimmon, peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick Directions 1. Heat the oven to 300 degrees F. Place eight 6-ounce crème brûlée dishes in a roasting pan; set aside. 2. [...]

Hi all, I know I have not been very active on my blog lately, but my new job/life situation has kept me away from my favorite place in the world, the kitchen. This quick and highly political rant is about voting yes on Prop 37 for the California elections. The truth is Genetically Modified Organisms are not only disgusting but also really [...]

Inspired by Alton Brown’s recipe Ingredients 1 pound leeks, cleaned and dark green sections removed 3 tablespoons unsalted butter Heavy pinch kosher salt, plus additional for seasoning 14 ounces, approximately 3 small, Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced small 1 quart vegetable broth, preferably homemade 2 cup heavy cream 1/2 teaspoon white pepper 2 English [...]

Ever now and again we are confronted with a culinary conundrum. What to do with too many lemons? To let them be or to let them bake? Ok, enough with lemon poetry and here is what happened. I went to Costco and got large quantities ingredients to make several dozens of these cute little goat cheese berry tartlets.  I needed the lemons to make the [...]

INGREDIENTS 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling 1/2 cup grounded almonds. (You can replace it with almond flour) 1 cup (2 sticks or 8 ounces) unsalted butter 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 6 to 8 Tbsp ice water Directions A day before you plan to make the piecrust, cut butter into ½ [...]

Latin Style Crunchy Sweet Potato Fries Vegetable oil for parchment 2 large sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds) skins on, scrubbed and cut into 4-inch sticks, each 1/2 inch thick 3 large egg whites (a scant 1/2 cup) Cilantro 1 teaspoon each, of cayenne pepper, coriander, turmeric, cumin, and garlic powder. Cotija cheese or queso fresco. Sour cream Tapatio [...]

  Hi friends, This are the results from the poll I made last week and I seems like my nemesis, the Cheese Soufflé is the winner! I wanted to thank you all for voting and will most certainly consider some of the other dishes to cook in the future. Let’s keep in touch WordPress Foodie community. You guys [...]

Ingredients 1/2 Cup White-wine vinegar 4 Eggs 4 slices smoked salmon 4 English muffins 1 bunch cilantro 1 avocado Meyer lemon grilled asparagus  Hollandaise ingredients 3 Large egg yolks 1/2 Cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces ¼ Cup freshly squeezed lime juice Dash cayenne pepper Coarse salt Warm water, if needed Directions Cook asparagus [...]