Chocolate Torte Recipes
How do we solve the dilemma of the desire for artisanal chocolate with the search for gluten-free desserts?
Answer: the flourless chocolate torte.
One of my favorite recipes is a rich, soft, and moist, all-but-flourless chocolate cake which has well-defined flavors combining simplicity with elegance. Another is an Italian tenerina with a somewhat creamy interior, enclosed in a thin and fragile, but crisp, crust. The first recipe reduces flour to just half a cup while the
Music from the Chocolate Lands
I met Beethova Obas at a Chanté Noël in New York City. Musician, composer, and songwriter, Beethova’s songs mix compas, a slow Haitian variety of meringue, with “misik rasin” (roots music), a musical style in which he combines elements of traditional Haitian Vodou ceremonial and folkloric music with rock and roll. Rhythms often contain other world music influences, such as Afrotempo, zouk, bossa-nova, jazz, and even French chanson. In the song “Rasanblé” on Putumayo’s “Music
