Goat Cheese & Roasted Cherry Ice Cream
Written by Ilan // 6 commentsA few months ago I read the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? for English class. Sheep were only mentioned a few times. I was pretty disappointed because I was really looking forward to reading about electric sheep. Goats came up quite often though.
I ended up writing an essay on why the author chose goat ownership as a symbol for wealth. I really enjoyed the novel, and decided that acting like a character in the book for a few days would make for an interesting social experiment. I, of course, chose the goat.
Mango Strawberry Pavlova
Written by Ilan // 4 commentsMost, if not all, of the blog posts I’ve read about pavlovas begin by mentioning that the origin of the dessert is fiercely debated. Some argue that the pavlova is a purely Australian dessert, named after visiting Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, while others argue it originated in New Zealand.
I have found that the former is the generally agreed upon introduction to a post about pavlova. I hope it caught your attention like you never imagined a post about pavlova could.
Lemon Tartlets
Written by Ilan // 7 commentsThese lemon tartlets are light and refreshing, yet contain over a pound and a half of butter. I was quite impressed that I was able to fit so much butter into such a seemingly light dessert. Less impressive, however, was the plate that I was able to smash to pieces while making these.
I had grabbed some butter out of the freezer and placed it on a flowery porcelain plate. I use the flowery porcelain plates since I can just throw them in the dishwasher, unlike most bowls. Also, they’re flowery. That is a big plus.