This dessert always makes me feel like I’m at a ski lodge relaxing in a so-comfortable-I-can’t-get-out-of-it oversized chair soaking up the warmth of a blazing hearth fire. I’m wrapped in a warm blanket; all snuggled in and watching the snow lovers outside through ceiling high windows. This is actually a little more than a feeling; it’s the usual scenario when someone has coerced me into going skiing. I love snow. It’s a vision to behold; beautiful in paintings and photographs and definitely from inside a nice and cozy ski lodge. And it makes great ambience for tonic beverages like Pistachio Honey Superfood Tonic and this dessert. I just don’t like being right in […]
Elegant Whipped Lavender Berry Mousse
There seems to be some confusion these days in identifying a true mousse from a pudding. I know because it was mystery to me until I decided to make a real French mousse. Frankly I always looked at culinary terms with a bit of amusement and yes, even some snobbery because I was never a proper gourmet. To me if it tasted good, I didn’t need to know what it was technically called. I just wanted to know how to make it. But this time I really wanted to understand the entire process including the terminology. I did my reading and visited some French eateries where I was politely educated […]