Quick notes:
First there were chocolate-raspberry truffles, which were a bit soft, probably as a result of adding the raspberry puree, but velvety smooth texture, delicious with just the right amount of raspberry flavor. We’re thinking that to correct the “softness” maybe roll into a hard chocolate shell.
Then an apple tart – “Meme’s recipe” from Jacques Pepin.
Chocolate chip sugar cookies: frankly I though these were better than regular chocolate chip cookies; they’re chewy with just the right amount of chocolate-sugar balance.
Basic crème anglais ice cream – without using any kind of machine just cooked and frozen – stirred after 5 hours. Subtle flavor but became frosty too quickly.
Raspberry custard tart -- enough said there.
Raspberry-almond muffins – a big hit in the morning let me tell you!
As for wines lately it seems we’ve been on an Alsatian kick. Our favorite little wine shop on Rue Mouffetard ( known locally as “the “Mouff”) carries a large selection of delicious Ostertag Alsatian wines. Ostertag is a producer we became familiar with via Kermit Lynch many years ago. Spectacular wines, particularly their Pinot Gris. At “Le Grand Epicerie” (part of Le Bon Marche), we discovered the smooth “Black Tie”, a Pinot Gris-Riesling blend. We broke away from the Alsatians Saturday, though and had a 2003 Gevry Chambertin with a veal roast on Saturday; very nice indeed.
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