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« The cookie phenomenon | Main | Go ahead and open it » Monday, October 16, 2006Just desserts
National Dessert Day slipped by us -- actually I wouldn't have known it was Oct. 14 except for an email about it. But what's the need for a day? It seems to me that every day is dessert day. Just ask restaurateurs how desserts are selling. They'll tell you that sales are strong. Anyway, the marketing survey firm NPD Group announced that apple pie and chocolate cake are the biggies for the fall season. Why chocolate in fall? Chocolate for all seasons, I guess. My dinner guests last night seemed enamored of a pear fool I found in the latest Gourmet magazine. Adapted slightly from the Spotted Pig, a hot-hot-hot gastro-pub in New York, the fool was a breeze to make. I poached pears in white wine and spices and then whirred them to a puree in the blender. Then I whipped heavy cream and a tiny bit of powdered sugar, adding my own touch of a couple of tablespoons of creme fraiche to give the cream a tang. I layered the puree, drizzles of the poaching liquid, and the whipped cream in a footed glass bowl. It made a pretty dessert, and even though it wasn't apple pie or chocolate, it garnered rave reviews. Posted by Alison Arnett at 04:30 PM
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