RERUN Episode 6: Recipe Decoder: Coconut Bread Pudding

This week, I read through a recipe a friend brought me. She had eaten the dish and gotten the recipe, but it seemed very complicated. In this episode, I go through line by line to see where shortcuts can be taken, then compare it with another bread pudding recipe to show how the techniques differ–and which one is better for home cooks.

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RERUN Episode 5: Arroz con Pollo, Fennel-Orange Salad and Raspberry Clafoutis

This week, I make a hearty dinner of Arroz con Pollo–saffron rice with chicken–with a crunchy fennel salad on the side. And there’s time to make dessert: an eggy, fruity clafoutis with raspberries.

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Episode 6: Recipe Decoder: Coconut Bread Pudding

This week, I read through a recipe a friend brought me. She had eaten the dish and gotten the recipe, but it seemed very complicated. In this episode, I go through line by line to see where shortcuts can be taken, then compare it with another bread pudding recipe to show how the techniques differ–and which one is better for home cooks.

faceoff1The main recipe I’m looking at is Coconut Bread Pudding, by Laurent Tourondel. It was originally printed in the New York Times, and I’m reposting it here for the people who aren’t already registered at our fine newspaper of record’s website.
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Episode 5: Arroz con Pollo, Fennel-Orange Salad and Raspberry Clafoutis

This week, I make a yummy early-spring dinner of Arroz con Pollo–saffron rice with chicken–with a crunchy fennel salad on the side. And there’s time for dessert–an eggy, fruity clafoutis with raspberries.


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