dessert Archives - The Johan

Danish classics: Æbleflæsk, redux – Maple-candied bacon and Gewurztraminer-poached apples

Johan Johansen — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 18:50:07 +0000

My friend Malene took a trip to the US and Canada not too long ago, and as the good friend she is, she returned bearing gifts! When facing the challenge of picking up a gift for her favorite foodie, she did what I would have most likely done myself – asked herself the simple question: [...]

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Simple Pleasures: Ron Zacapa Ice Cream

Johan Johansen — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 10:59:49 +0000

Well, it’s another first on the blog! Today, we’re gonna turn things upside down by taking something reasonably complicated and making it dead simple. Today, I’m going to propose that given the right mindset and procedure, something as lush and seemingly complicated as ice cream can be made in as little as 3o minutes using very few [...]

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Simple pleasures: Popping Lemon/Pistachio White Chocolate Truffles

Johan Johansen — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 08:03:57 +0000

If you’re a regular ’round here, you may have noticed that things have turned a little, uh, over the top and ever so slightly excessive lately: gourmet restaurant reviews, rabbit gumbo, premium vodkas, gold leaf and Caviar… It’s been a lot of fun, granted, and as I’ve always said: if it’s worth doing, it’s probably worth [...]

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Mojito Sorbet: the ultimate boozy dessert?

Johan Johansen — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 08:45:23 +0000

In this post, I propose to tell you how I, entirely by accident, came up with my most popular and requested original dessert to date: the Mojito Sorbet! Before I move on, though, I want to say a few words in defense of the noble, terribly abused and often misunderstood drink that is the Cuban [...]

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A night of perfect decadence: Foodie friendships

Johan Johansen — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:45:40 +0000

So how was your weekend? Mine was quite spectacular, I must admit. And was spent mainly making up for lost time and experiences… My dear friend of ten years Tina became a mother for the first time roughly ten months ago. And while that was unquestionably the best and biggest thing to ever happen in [...]

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