Not only is it summer in Chile, but Ben had his tonsils out in late January. That adds up to a lot of ice cream in the Flaherty household over the past few weeks. This combination of chocolate and raspberry was Ben’s idea. We have (literally) kilos of fresh raspberries right now, but frozen would [...]
16
Sep
2010
Raspberry cream pie
Raspberries are not quite in season yet, but the spring weather already has us craving berries. Sean recently requested a raspberry cream pie, and as I still had a bag frozen from last year, I was happy to comply. Frozen raspberries work fine here, since they are puréed and then strained. For the pastry cream, I [...]
28
Apr
2009
Chocolate raspberry tart
So, I bought four kilos of raspberries the other day. They were so beautiful and fresh that I just couldn’t resist. The two flats didn’t look excessive at the time, but once I got them home…. My favorite way to store raspberries is to make a coulis—a slightly sweetened, strained puree that freezes well. Simply [...]