Watch these videos in order as they show segments of the preparation of the Pistachio Torta!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDTBHLHAD28
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsaqmXhKtiM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGePMTjoJRE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6g6nMgwygs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMZC_9uWkKE
Archive for February, 2009
Preparing the Pistachio Cake on VIDEO!
Posted in Recipes, food, tagged cake, pistachio on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pistachio Torta
Posted in Recipes on February 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Sicilian Torta di Pistacchio
Adapted from recipe by Carol Walter
Ingredients:
For cake:
1 1/2 cups pistachios, shelled, skinned and finely ground
2/3 cup cake flour, sifted
2 tablespoons cornstarch
7 large egg yolks
1 cup sugar, divided into 1/4 and 3/4 cups
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
5 large egg whites
1/4 cup warm, clarified butter
For pastry cream:
6 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup sugar
Vanilla [...]
Salted Chicken ala Food and Wine
Posted in Recipes, tagged brined chicken on February 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You’ve undoubtedly heard of brining turkey. Well in last month’s Food and Wine, the technique was to salt the turkey and leave it in a roasting bag overnight in the fridge. Well I did it. And I liked it. The turkey was moist and perfectly seasoneed. But I also thought why not apply it to [...]
