3/30/10 Dessert of the Month: March

one of the local newspapers, the stranger, runs an auction for charity every christmas. each year there's a dozen or more items. these can run from the risque (box of stuff for an erotic night) to decadent (cruise or vacation time). it's this auction where matt has won Chef Ethan's dinners 4 years now, and won Chef Renee's a couple years ago. This year Chef Cree, the pastry chef at Poppy, jerry traunfeld's restaurant, offered 'desserts for a year'. basically you get 1 dessert a month, every month of the year. matt made a deal with me. if i go pick them up he'll bid on it, and we won it.

as this is a monthly item, i've decided i'll just repost (hopefully) on the last day/1st day of the month as we travel through the year.

January: chocolaty goodness this dessert helped her earn her rising star award! Go Chef!



Bittersweet Chocolate Terrine on Gingerbread Pudding: Mexican Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream, Toasted Sesame, Cumin Toffeed Cashews and Crystalized Ginger


if this looks just too good to pass up, check out poppy http://www.poppyseattle.com/ and maybe it'll be on the dessert menu. or the recipe was actually published. https://www.starchefs.com/chefs/rising_stars/2009/seattle/recipe_dana_cree.shtml


February: something i never thought i'd say "yum" about!

 

Carrot-Walnut Chiffon Cake with Orange Caramel, Roasted Pineapple and Cream Cheese Mousse

that's right. you heard me! i said 'carrot cake'. never before have i had a carrot cake and actually taken more than 1 bite.  i guess that's the difference between an award-winning chef like dana cree and those mass bakeries or boxes of powder on a grocery store shelf.




March: crepes!

Apricot Crepes with Honey-Vanilla Ice Cream, and Toasted Almonds.

pretty tasty!