Today’s Spotlight is on Bavarian Cream Pie. Bavarian cream pie is perhaps the easiest of American desserts to prepare. A short crust pastry made with just flour, butter and sugar is pressed into a pie plate and usually baked at a medium temperature. Once cooled, a...
Today’s Spotlight is on Cake. Cake is a flour confection made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients and is usually baked. In their oldest forms, cakes were modifications of bread, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations. A cake is a sweet, baked dessert...
Today’s Spotlight is on Parfait. Parfait is either of two types of dessert. In France, where the dish originated, parfait is made by boiling cream, egg, sugar and syrup to create a custard-like or meringue-like puree which is then frozen. A parfait is a layered...
Today’s Spotlight is on Sardines. Sardines are small, silvery, elongated fish that live in dense schools. They range in length from about 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 inches). They have a single short dorsal fin, no lateral line, and no scales on the head. Sardines are oily...
Today’s Spotlight is on Espresso. Espresso is one of the most popular coffee-brewing methods, of Italian origin. The French also made a significant contribution to the invention of the first coffee makers, predecessors of today’s espresso machines, and generally...
