S’mores

Oct 6th, 2010 by Gemma | 0

S’mores are an entirely American thing. Back in Enlgand we just toasted marshmallows over the fire, you guys made it all extravagant! The first published “recipe” for s’mores was under the name Some Mores, in the 1927 book “Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts.” They’ve been associated with camping ever since. The marshmallow is [...]

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Pumpkin Ice Cream

Oct 4th, 2010 by Gemma | 0

Pumpkin ice cream is a little confusing, the flavours, the warmth of the spices all taste like pumpkin pie. But pumpkin pie has neither this texture, or the temperature of the ice cream! To have something that is cold, frozen in fact, but gives off a warmth tricks the palate so it no longer knows [...]

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The Zombie

Nov 10th, 2008 by Michael | 0

October found us with a commission from a friend back in New Orleans.  She requested a cake that was — and I quote — “icky, disgusting, gross and delicious… like the ones you used to have for your Halloween parties.“  How could we refuse flattery like that? Why come to us, 500 miles away?  Because [...]

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