Three Hundred and Sixty-Three

Saturday, June 11

Stroopwafels.

Thin, chewy, mini wafers filled with caramel. I remember getting these in Holland, freshly made and as big around as my head. The already paper-thin wafer is sliced in half and the bottom is smeared with gooey caramel and then the top put back on and served warm. Trader Joe's stocks this adequate but less phenomenal and much tinier knock-off.

Two Hundred and Forty-Six

Monday, February 14

Chocolate walnut bars.

Caramel, walnuts, chocolate, what's not to love?! I'll tell you: nothing. There is nothing not to love.

One Hundred and Forty

Sunday, October 31

Poached pears.

Fresh pear halves, poached in spiced red wine (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, rosemary and black pepper), on a bed of baked custard, drizzled with a red wine caramel and sprinkled with rosemary and black pepper. We all thought it was delicious, although the caramel got a bit hard to control the more it cooled. I still liked it, though.