USB Wine, it’s revolutionary
One thing I am lacking here in north America is access to good wines. Regardless if you are tanning by the pool, cooking tartes tatin, or shoveling snow, you want to be able to enjoy a good glass of wine afterward.
I have ordered my USB Wine right after watching this video and I sincerely hope you are going to do the same. For 9.95 euros, it is a bargain!
How to deal with snow: Lesson 1
Yes, it has been a while since my last post. Nothing much is going on here. I am guessing that routine has pretty much settled.
Last week I was in the Disney World for adults, namely Las Vegas. This was my first time there and I have mixed feelings about that town. Buildings are huge and everything is expensive if you are not a gambler. Some of the hotels are really architecturally beautiful and I have found there the best French restaurant I have ever had a chance to dine at in the whole USA. It is called Bouchon.
Anyway, we started to have some snow. In Calgary, you have to shovel your sidewalk within 24 hours of the snow fall so that pedestrians have a fighting chance to stay upright with all their bones intact while they are walking pass your house.
Snow fell yesterday and tonight I went out to clean things up. The only problem is that the snow was trampled over all day long by a lot of foot traffic and believe me, I had to remove ice rather than snow.
So, my first lesson is : Don't wait 24 hours before removing snow on your sidewalk or the job will be more difficult.
The curse is over
The curse is over. I finally managed to cook a Tarte Tatin without alerting the fire department. It tastes very good too!
Crèmes Brûlées
Tonight, Melissa and I participated for the first time in the Scarboro dinner club. Scarboro is the name of our Calgarian neighborhood. Couples get together once a month and while hosts prepare an entrée (a great BBQ salmon tonight) guests bring salad, appetizer, and dessert.
Couples rotates every month and you never dine with the same persons twice for the duration of the program. I was impressed by all well travelled all the individuals at the table were. We talked about Egypt, Germany, Tanzania, Russia, Poland, Australia, Italy, New Zealand, France, Panama, and many others country that I don't recall.
I was tasked with the dessert and not wanting to repeat my springform pan experience, I decided to got with another burnt dessert. Here is the recipe for your enjoyment.
For four servings:
- 1½ cup of heavy whipping cream
- 1 tea spoon of pure vanilla extract
- ½ tea spoon of orange extract
- 4 egg yolks
- ¼ cup of granulated sugar
- ¼ cup of brown sugar
- Bring the whipping cream, vanilla extract, and orange extract to a boil. Let it rest
- Beat the egg yolks with the granulated sugar
- Pour the whipping cream into the egg yolks and mix well
- Pour the custard in four individual dishes
- Put the individual dishes in a pan and pour water between the dishes so they barely float in the pan
- Cook for 30 to 40 minutes at 350F until custard is set
- Let rest at room temperature for four hours
- Sprinkle with brown sugar and broil (using the oven) for a couple of minutes. Make sure you keep you eyes while it broils or you going to burn more than the cream! In my case, I keep the fire extinguisher at hand but this may not be necessary in your case.
Serve cold.