23 January 2009

How to drink a candy bar

This morning while email chatting--I mean working--my friend Sue from the Detroit News sent me a note with this subject line: "Just found a recipe for my favorite candy bar!" Hmmm. Who could resist that? The recipe comes from her friend and co-worker at the News, Melody Baetens who is also a part time bartender.

Milky Way
Drink this concoction as a chilled shot.
• ½ ounce of Baileys Irish Cream
• ¾ ounce of Kahlua
• ½ ounce of Tuaca (a citrus and vanilla liqueur)
• dash of cream
Shake all ingredients together with ice and strain into a shot glass.

I can hardly wait to try it! Cheers to Sue and Melody! (Were you guys taste testing recipes at work today?)

Don't forget to check out Sue's blog: www.detnews.com/travelblog

03 January 2009

Sweet memories of 2008

Best cake memory: Gateau de sirop cake at Cafe des Amis in Breaux Bridge, LA








Best chocolate gelato memory: Vestri in Florence, Italy









Best overall chocolate tart in the world memory: Dolci & Dolcezze, Florence, Italy

(Also the sweet shop I would most like to own)





Best blackberry and pink grapefruit gelato memory: Giolitti in Rome, Italy
(How can you not love a place and a country where men in suits close deals with a handshake at a gelato shop??)



To be continued.