You’d think I’d be a natural chef considering my name, Lauren Cook. This is not the case. In fact, it is anything but. You give me a recipe for basic chocolate chip cookies and somehow you’ll end up with chocolate chip pudding or chocolate chip rocks. I’m infamous for too much flour, not enough butter—you name it and I’ve done it. So this week’s goal will be a considerable challenge, considering that even the pro’s struggle with it….
#77: Make delicious crème brulee!
Note the word “delicious”—I’ll be lucky if I can get just one person to tell me if it comes close to tantalizing (I’ve established somewhat of a reputation for my cooking chops—or lack thereof). You see, crème brulee is no easy feat; the water bath, the perfect blending of the sugar and egg…Lord knows I’ll have a good time with that blow torch when it comes time for the crystallization. But I have to do this…ever since I was a toothy five year old, crème brulee has been my favorite dessert. I have quite a palate for the pudding so we’ll see if I quite the procedure as well.
You’d think I’d be a natural chef considering my name, Lauren Cook. This is not the case. In fact, it is anything but. You give me a recipe for basic chocolate chip cookies and somehow you’ll end up with chocolate chip pudding or chocolate chip rocks. I’m infamous for too much flour, not enough butter—you name it and I’ve done it. So this week’s goal will be a considerable challenge, considering that even the pro’s struggle with it….