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Coconut Creme Brulee with Coconut Phyllo Crisps and Fresh Mango

Posted on 21. Oct, 2007 by singleguychef.

A buddy of mine bought me a cookbook he found at a garage sale for $.25 cents. Beats any price of the bargain shelf books I’ve gotten and BN or Borders. Anyway…I found this recipe in the book and thought it was a fun idea to carry the phyllo crisp over into the dessert. [...]

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Phyllo Pistachio wrapped Banana with Pistachio encrusted Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Posted on 28. Aug, 2007 by singleguychef.

I am supposed to be watching my food intake as I continue to prep for my test. Let’s not call it a diet, as that traps me a bit. So…this is cheating a bit but to adhere to my mindful food intake, I just had one serving.
Serves: 2
Ingredients
For the phyllo wrapped banana:
3 sheets [...]

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Mascarpone Zabaglione with Fresh Blueberries and Almond Cakes

Posted on 14. Aug, 2007 by singleguychef.

This recipe is really for K. She emailed me the other day and asked for suggestions on what to do with 7 lbs. of blueberries. I love getting these questions! My brother was in a cook off a few weeks ago and the ingredient was mushrooms. He asked me for a dessert dish… I said, [...]

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Fresh Berries with Puff Pastry and Coconut whipped Cream

Posted on 31. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

In my freezer, I currently have:
3 boxes of phyllo sheets
6 packages of won ton wrappers - circa 2004, I am bad about cleaning out the freezer 1 HUGE bag of frozen peas
1 bag of corn
1 ice pack for my sore parts
vodka
gin
Oh here it is, a box of puff pastry rounds!
I *raises hand* admit that [...]

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Cheesecake …again!

Posted on 21. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

I just had to. This post is a blog and email inspired entry. While reading Will Work For Food, I saw his posting of what he did with some extra strawberries and hit him up with my mascarpone cheesecake recipe.
WWFF said, “I bet that’d make a great cake if placed on top of mascarpone cheesecake!”
I [...]

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Mascarpone Cheesecake with Roasted Macadamia Nuts & fresh Strawberries

Posted on 13. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

Ahhh…sitting here enjoying the beautfiul sunshine. A glass of Hoegaarden by my side and ready for the next post. As you can see from my previous desserts, I’ve been on a mascarpone kick. Well, it’s still kicking.
You’ll see that this recipe doesn’t use as much sugar as traditional recipes. Mascarpone, the Italian version of cream [...]

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Puff Pastry Rounds, Fresh Berries, Mascarpone Whipped Cream and Chocolate Sauce!

Posted on 04. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

I’ve been playing around with variations of this dessert for a couple years now. I made the original back about 2 years ago. The presentation and flavors are getting there. Try this one for now and see what you think.
Ingredients
1 package of thawed puff pastry sheets. You could use the pastry rounds also but I [...]

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Wasabi Pepper Sauce

Posted on 04. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

This recipe is from Nobu and you can find it in, Nobu, the cookbook.
You can also find this recipe at epicurious.com.

Ingredients
3 TBs of powdered wasabi
2 TBs and 1 tsp water
2 TBs of soy sauce
2 TBs of low sodium soy sauce
8 TBs of Dashi
Preparation
Dissolve the powdered wasabi in the water and combine with the other ingrediencts. [...]

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Dark Chocolate Dipped Stem Strawberries with Fleur de Sel Mascarpone Cream

Posted on 01. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

I created this for one of my sister’s birthday parties years ago. Back then, I served them on bamboo skewers to give the lollipop feel. It’s a simple dessert to make and is fun to plate.
Ingredients
16 long stem strawberries
9 - 10 oz. of dark chocolate. I prefer 85% cocao
Fleur de Sel to top
Mascarpone [...]

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