I set out with a creme brulee recipe from the Food Network's Alton Brown. He never leads me astray. Plus, he's kind of nerdy and really into the details of cooking so I figured his recipe would be pretty authentic. I attempted to get the recipe from Charlie's cousin's French boyfriend, Manny (he made it for our wedding shower-ultimate yummy!), but didn't hear back before I gave in to my craving. For now my online recipe would just have to do. I'll admit I was intimidated, but man, it was pretty easy.
I dropped my Mom off at the airport and made a bee line to Bed, Bath, and Beyond to buy a torch and some ramekins ($20). Then it was off to smug Whole Foods where I knew I could find the random ingredients I needed. One vanilla bean ($7)? I didn't even know you could buy one like that, must less how to scrape out its innards. Vanilla sugar ($7)? Plus there was the eggs, the cream.
The whole venture turned out to be a bit of a financial and time commitment. But oh the rewards! It was delightful. Charlie got interested when it came time to sear the sugar on top with the torch. We were both so proud of our creation.
We ate creme brulee for days. Note: Days old soggy sugar topping is still tasty, but I recommend torching the sugary tops just before you eat each serving.
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Uh Jess, it's been about five weeks since your last post. I thought I was going to have something entertaining to read to get my morning going but...no new post. Love ya
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