dessert

Flaming desserts are hot at seafood place

By adamg - 4/23/10 - 8:02 am

Tiny Urban Kitchen posts photos of the baked Alaska at the Oceanaire Seafood Room on Court Street (which is part of a Midwestern chain - imagine if the Hilltop opened a restaurant in Kansas City).

The age-old debate: Cannolis from Mike's or the Modern?

By adamg - 10/27/09 - 8:08 am

Jen can't decide, but says the cannolis at Mike's have one advantage - if you buy so many that you can't eat them all at once:

... From personal experience, I have found that the cannolis from Mike's Pastry keep longer. The shells seem to stay relatively crunchy for at least one whole day (overnight), whereas the Modern Pastry cannolis get soggy in less than 24 hours. This could be because the Modern shells are smaller, lighter, and more delicate than the heftier, cookie-like shells from Mike's. ...

Event: Feminism and Dessert

By CNW - 5/30/08 - 6:13 am

Summer is almost upon us and before school is out for the summer, we invite you to take part in a juicy discussion complete with new ideas, and of course, yummy desserts.

Economic downturns are nothing new but in the midst of recession, do you ever wonder how the credit crisis affects women? Do you have opinions on the mortgage bust? Are you trying to grasp how the current economic instability relates to your situation and what you can do about it?

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