Mille feuille :

Banana Rum Mille Feuille in Curacao

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I am in the last port of this cruise, in Willemstad, Curacao. It is really beautiful here, similar to Aruba but with more historic buildings. There are plenty of restaurants, bars and street cafes, the perfect place to just relax a little bit.[...]

Napoleons--Simply Delicious

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For all the tales I heard linking this delicious pastry to Napoleon Bonaparte, the name is all they seem to have in common. He may have had a good chance to try them, but I doubt there is any historic document saying, for example, that they[...]

A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges

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As you've been reading of late, Darlene and I have been spending our weekends eating cake. And while most of the samplings have been fun and flavorful, we had two experiences that were the exact other end of the spectrum. First, Mille Feuille.[...]

Anybody who believes that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach flunked geography

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As far as desserts go, I think the award for the most pretentious goes to the Napoleon aka Mille-feuille . First of all, it is impossible to eat without much fuss. Using a fork to take cut off a piece pushes out all the custard filling and[...]

Roasted Tomato & Eggplant Mille-Feuille

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Eggplant is to berries as Superman is to Clark Kent. Catch my drift? Eggplants are, in fact, berries. Much like tomatoes are technically fruits. So should I categorize this dish under “Vegetables” or “Desserts”?[...]