![]() ![]() If you know my husband (mechanical engineer), you must imagine how he trotted off in full anticipation of a gadget purchase. After googling this, though, it didn’t seem like that always works well. At first, I was going try these out under the broiler. Just before serving, sprinkle each pot de creme with sugar, torch the tops (right there in front of your guests!!), garnish (or keep it simple) and serve. Torch is the best method for caramelizing the top of the brulee ![]() The custard filling can easily be cooked in the oven, each in their own ramekin and then refrigerated several days ahead of time. Undoubtedly it is high in calories but for special occasions, it can be…just that…special! One wonderful tidbit about making crème brulée is that it can be made ahead. This dessert is amazingly simple and elegant. However, I certainly have developed an affair with this most exotic flower stamen – the vanilla bean! My husband need not worry about my ever having a love affair with another man. It was a beautiful sight that made my heart go pitter-patter. Remember my article about Canino’s Market here in Houston, Texas? Well, I am still basking in my vanilla bean bonanza find. Now, on to the addition of the beloved vanilla bean. ![]() Let me begin by unraveling this dreamy journey and perhaps some of you out there will delight yourselves and some lucky guests with this creamy, luscious, sensational dessert. My, my, my but my mind does wander… see what the dessert does to me? Or, better yet, perhaps its like the final wallop that breaks open the pinata and all the treats reveal themselves the sprinkling to the ground of such goodness bringing endless delight. The first tap tap of the spoon on that sugary coating makes me feel like a little girl anticipating the first peek inside a wrapped gift. When I see this on a restaurant menu, there is no doubt what my dessert order will be. Doesn’t that just make an already perfect dessert even more haute cuisine? Isn’t everyone always intimidated by the thought of making crème brulée at home? Or, even saying the name with the adept rolling of the “r’s” ? C”rrrrrr”ème B”rrrrrr” ulée. Text And Photo By Sarah Kenney Creme Brulee Sarah Kenney sends her husband to the hardware store, and then goes about making the perfect Crème Brûlée. ![]()
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