On March 2nd, the Znooty kitchen was destroyed when a tree fell on it. Since then, I had been cooking in a dorm kitchen that was anything but Znooty. But this week, we moved back into our house, complete with a new, Znootier kitchen. To celebrate, I made the Znootiest confection I could think of.
Yesterday I made piña coladas. They tasted ok, but they weren’t frozen or emulsified enough because my blender is not quite up to this task. I had some cream of coconut and pineapple and rum left, so I made the cake you see above. It is very dense and sweet and rummy. I also added some candied ginger which gave it a bit of bite.
Next time I have piña colada makings, I will skip the frozen beverages and make cake.
We are nothing if not health conscious! Behold our meatless Christmas Eve feast, by Andi.
I buried the lede on that last post. Here is another picture of Andi’s Apple-Pear pie. It’s delicious! 🥧🍎🍐
Thanksgiving is tomorrow! Woo-hoo! I’m making some stock:
Andi made an apple pie:
Paris has many machines that squeeze oranges and dispense the juice. These are found at little shops and in markets. This one is in a train station, right next to the trains:
For 2€ you get a little shot of OJ. It’s fresh and a bit pulpy with a bit of of zesty bite and not much acidity. Délicieux!
I bought these strawberries at a street market in Montparnasse. They are delicious.
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