Um, hello. A make-ahead version of the much loved green bean casserole? Sign me up, baby. I happen to love green bean casserole, even the popular recipes made with my arch-nemesis: cream of mushroom soup. But I have to say,
Some might argue the point, but they'd be wrong: There simply is no more delicious combination than salted peanuts, smooth vanilla ice cream and rich chocolate.
You prepare an easy pastry dough, pipe little balls onto your baking sheet with a pastry bag. After baking, you fill them with pastry cream, and spin caramel around the tower of puffs with a fork to create thin threads.
Thank you for your comments in yesterday's post! It really cheered me up when I read them this morning after another rough night of little sleep. Lately, my eats have looked like this...
Buffet table, meet best in class. From the creamy, hot potato bottom layer to the crispy, crunchy cracker topper, we're talking seriously blue-ribbon material.
