There is a pork chop under that pile of creamy leeks but you'll have to take my word for it.
The dish wasn't bad, but it wasn't outstanding. Suffice it to say it won't be making its way into Becky's Book of Yum based on this testing. The Book of Yum is a loose-leaf photo album I keep with clips of all the recipes that've wowed us over the years and are ones I turn to repeatedly.
I did find I had to make two substitutions in mid-stream. Possibly, those were involved in the "meh"ness of the dish, but I'm not sure. First, the alcohol I had on hand was not brandy, as I thought. It was sherry, so that had to suffice. Secondly, I taste-tested the Honduran cream and it was far too sweet and too liquid to use in this dish. So in went some lowfat Greek yogurt instead. Thanks for the heads-up on that idea, Michelle!
The dessert, although slightly dry, was a thumbs up. Although between the chocolate and the coffee in it, I hope we sleep ok tonight.
I would try it again with brandy and see how it turns out.
ReplyDeleteAs for the bread pudding, you might have added some of the Hondouran cream (it was already a little sweet!) to moisten it a touch and see if that helps :)
I considered adding the Honduran cream to dessert, but decided to just warm it up a little more to melt the chocolate chips better, and that helped.
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