OK--so, I finished making my first Tiramisu. I found this interesting note somewhere on the web, so you know it's true, "Did you know that the literal meaning of Tiramisu is ‘pick-me-up’ and that Venetian courtesans used to eat it before their gentlemen arrived for the evening because they believed it would give them the energy to make love all night?”
Well--no love making tonight. However, I will share this dessert with my reading group tomorrow night. I'll let ya know how painfully bad it is. I messed up in three spots with the recipe. I should've video taped the experience--it was pretty ridiculous. It all started with going to Starbucks and trying to order a "tall espresso" -- apparently that makes no sense. I'm not a coffee drinker so I'm pretty ignorant to the scene. The recipe called for 12 oz. of espresso--a "tall" is 12 oz. However, espresso is not the same as coffee. What do I know?
My mistakes:
1. The book said to very quickly dip the lady fingers into the coffee-Kahlua mixture so they don't get soaked...oops. I ruined half a row. I put them on one side and then flipped them--the next thing I knew I had a ball of sopping wet sponged nastiness and it was falling apart in my fingers. I chucked them out.
2. I put down the second layer of ladyfingers before putting the chocolate shavings on top...so I just put the chocolate on top of the ladyfingers and then again on top of the whole dessert.
3. I clearly don't know how to divide in half...there's a lot more of the mascarpone mix on the bottom half--not so much on the top portion. Oh well.
My reason for making Tiramisu is it's my favorite dessert--so I figured it was time to try my hand at making it from scratch. Between the costs of the ingredients and the crappy creation I made--I might just stick to pre-packaged Tiramisu. We'll see how the taste test goes.
COMING UP THIS WEEK:
Singing Lessons
The World's Most Interesting Show
A Formal at Katrina's
Hosting the Coffee House Music Festival
Preparing a Gourmet Meal
Welding a Ring
Yoga
I've still got plenty of days to fill in. If you've got an idea for me...especially one you'd like to share with me, let me know!
In my experience, cooking experiments ought to be tried more than once!
ReplyDeleteMy sister, when I told her what you were doing, said, "What, like doing 40 situps?" So, if you need something truly pathetic, put that one on your list. Well, not so pathetic maybe: Same sister - I only have one - is celebrating the fact that we are almost as old as you are by taking belly-dance lessons.
Belly dancing sounds more fun than the sit-ups. By the way--it may have been a long time ago--but I believe I've done 40 sit-ups before (at one time even--not over the course of my life).
ReplyDeleteI'm finishing up Bliss...it's been interesting. Thanks for the suggestion.
Michael! I love this idea!!!!! You are so fun!!! Hmmmm-- I'm trying to think of something that would bring you this way........
ReplyDeleteBring it on, Phoeb....let's plot something to do together!
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