Tag Archives: Dessert

Valentine’s chocolate dessert

Even if one does not want to think of the topic, one is  forced to think of it, as the Valentine’s day phenomenon is now worldwide; it is celebrated in Lebanon,in the U.S.A, in Europe or Australia, Japan,…etc. A few favorite quotes: From Napoléon: ” In matters  of love, the only victory is in flight” En amour, [...]
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Once there was a banana

This is an idea I plucked from cecinestpasungateau. I like the fact that Chef Christophe kept the skin on the banana. Brilliant! I just don’t like cooked bananas usually because of the way they look: frumpy! This one looks elegant, don’t you think? Plus you can make it in 5 minutes or so. INGREDIENTS:  For 2 [...]
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Tangerine Sorbet

My parents used to entertain frequently at home while I was growing up in Beirut; my mother would often serve this dessert  when tangerines were in season; she would carve the flesh out of the fruit, make a sorbet  and  fill the fruit with it. Yesterday,  I stopped by the Vietnamese market on my [...]
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