When it comes to chocolate, embellishments can be wonderful but if it's a richer dish I sometimes like to keep it simple. Chocolate is one of those stand alone ingredients, like a steak, where when it's good, it's really really good. You're just there to make sure it's seasoned properly, otherwise, it does its own thing.
For this bread pudding I used brown butter and brown sugar to bring out the depth of the chocolate and highlight the maple/coffee notes that sometimes come through. Served with a dollop of whipped sour cream, this dessert is decadent, but perfectly balanced, and even better the day after. Enjoy!
Recipe:
Directed/Cut: Claire Thomas
DP: Yayo Ahumada
Song: I'm a Bad Girl by Little Esther
Pavlova is one of the special desserts for me. My mum gave in to our every whim when it came to the birthday cake conversation: baked Alaska one year, a three tiered wedding cake for my sister the next, but pavlova would always pop up around my birthday because it was the quintessential summer dessert. Light, sweet, and airy, just like the ballerina whose tutu it was named after.
I had never made pavlova until this post. It always came with a lot of bother attached because of the meringue, and meringues can be fussy if they want to be. When I mentioned the idea she was ready with tips and corrections, she is a seasoned Pavlova pro after all.
Recipe:
Directed/Cut: Claire Thomas
DP: Yayo Ahumada
Song: Anyone Who Had A Heart by Cilla Black
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