Sugar on snow is made from a single ingredient and a specific temperature: maple syrup boiled to around 235°F — past syrup, short of hard candy — then poured in thin ribbons over packed snow or cracked ice, where it cools instantly into a chewy, taffy-like candy that is peeled up with a fork or […]

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La dame blanche is a cold dessert assembled rather than cooked: two or three scoops of vanilla ice cream in a chilled glass or deep dish, covered with warm dark chocolate sauce made from high-quality Belgian chocolate, cream, and butter, finished with whipped cream. The temperature contrast is the point — the warm chocolate softens […]

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