Zoë’s Orange Poppyseed Bundt Cakes with Chocolate Ganache
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Andrew Zimmern Cooks: Chocolate Pot de Creme
Chocolate Pot de Creme By Andrew Zimmern Pot de crème (or ‘pot of cream’) is a traditional French custard. This sinfully decadent chocolate dessert is easy to prepare, and an impressive make-ahead finale for your next dinner party. Serve with whipped cream, creme fraiche, a sprinkle of powdered sugar, with berries, or let the rich… Read More →
Andrew Zimmern Cooks: Mexican Hot Chocolate
Mexican Hot Chocolate By Andrew Zimmern The only thing better than a mug of hot cocoa during the holidays is a mug of homemade Mexican hot chocolate. Rich and spicy with hints of vanilla, nutmeg and allspice, it’s comfort in a cup that warms you from the inside out. Throw away that dusty box of… Read More →
Andrew Zimmern Cooks: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies By Andrew Zimmern I have a different approach to the classic chocolate chip cookie: I like to add pieces of toasted pecans and favor chips over chocolate chunks or chopped chocolate shards. I prefer cookies that are crispy on the edges and soft in the middle. After much experimentation, I… Read More →
Surly Furious Chocolate Bundt Cake
Surly Furious Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe by Chef Michelle Gayer/The Salty Tart, Minneapolis, MN This recipe celebrates the decadent flavors of chef Gayer’s Surly Furious chocolate cake in the iconic shape of the bundt. Fun fact: the birthplace of the bundt pan is right here in Minnesota, made by the Nordic Ware company. Recipe from Tasting… Read More →
Michelle Gayer’s Chocolate Chewy Meringues
Chocolate Chewy Meringues Michelle Gayer, chef and owner of Minneapolis’ acclaimed Salty Tart bakery, shares her recipe for chocolate meringues. Soft, chewy and rich with decadent chocolate on the inside with a crispy exterior, these meringues are the perfect, easy dessert.
Molten Chocolate Souffle Cakes
Warm Chocolate Bliss By Andrew Zimmern This classic chocolate dessert is easier to make than you think. And while it may be a bit cliche for a romantic menu, no one can resist that oozing warm dark chocolate surrounded by a rich, souffle-like cake.
Company Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache
The Ultimate Chocolate Dessert By Andrew Zimmern This is the chocolate cake recipe you need in your back pocket: dense, moist, rich and coated in a decadent chocolate ganache. Feel free to decorate the top however you’d like—raspberries, strawberries, chocolate shavings, truffles—or leave it plain. To make easy truffles, put the leftover ganache in the… Read More →
Chocolate Bread Pudding with Creme Fraiche
Decadent & Delicious By Andrew Zimmern It’s getting colder outside and you need a dessert like this chocolate bread pudding in your repertoire for the upcoming months. Go ahead, you know you want this. I don’t think there’s anything more I can add.
Chocolate With Candied Seeds by Corey Lee
Chocolate With Candied Seeds By Corey Lee For years, we served traditional molded chocolates, filled and decorated individually by hand. They were skillfully made, and many of our guests raved about them. Nonetheless, they always felt incongruous with the rest of our menu, appearing somewhat common and possibly interpreted as a platitudinal gesture that comes… Read More →
Chocolate Pot de Crème
Sensuous Chocolate Custard By Andrew Zimmern Pot de crème (or ‘pot of cream’) is a traditional French custard. This sinfully decadent chocolate version is easy to prepare and perfect for dinner parties since you can make it ahead and refrigerate until you’re ready for dessert. Serve with whipped cream, sprinkle powdered sugar, top with berries,… Read More →
Mexican Hot Chocolate
A Wintertime Staple By Andrew Zimmern This spiced Mexican-style hot chocolate is so easy to make at home, and a thousand times more delicious than pre-packaged Swiss Miss. There’s nothing better than a mug of hot chocolate during the holidays – it’s decadent, rich, comfort in a cup that warms you up from the inside out.… Read More →
Triple Ginger Chocolate Chip Cookies
Perfect for the Ginger Lover in Your Family By our pal Patty Diamond
Zoë’s Buche de Noel
By Zoë François
Hanukkah Doughnuts
Sufganiyot By Andrew Zimmern Hebrew for donuts, sufganiyot are without question the most popular Hanukkah food in Israel. These are iconic fried treats that are simply prepared yeasted treats, filled with chocolate, creams, curds or jellies. You will find bakeries and markets throughout the country filling their shelves and windows with these little gems starting… Read More →
Best Banana Bread EVER
Banana Bread By Andrew Zimmern This is the best banana bread I’ve ever created.
Aunt Suzanne’s Caramel Pecan Bars
A Simple, Foolproof Treat By Andrew Zimmern Everyone is baking these days, myself included. I venture to guess that it’s because the category represents the ultimate comfort food: A warm crusty bread, perfect cookies, or these simple bars my Aunt Suzanne makes all the time. I just made this batch and turned her notes into… Read More →
Download Andrew’s Holiday Recipe Guide
My Favorite Holiday Recipes No matter what holiday you celebrate, I’m sure we can all agree that food is what ties the season together. At my house, the kitchen smells of fabulous food all month long, whether it’s roasted duck, latkes or fruit cake. It’s the best time of the year. I’ve made it easy… Read More →
Andrew Zimmern’s Favorite Foods at the Minnesota State Fair
What to Eat at the Minnesota State Fair I like to stick with tradition when it comes to the State Fair, never passing up an opportunity for cheese curds, a foot-long hot dog, an ice cold 1919 root beer and a bucket of Sweet Martha’s cookies. Fair food doesn’t need to be, and probably shouldn’t… Read More →
Andrew Zimmern’s Best Passover Recipes
Passover Recipes Here are a few of my best recipes for Passover, from the ultimate matzoh ball soup and my grandmother’s chopped chicken liver to roasted lamb and flourless chocolate desserts. (Just a warning: I don’t keep kosher in my house, so not all of these recipes are kosher-friendly.) Chopped Chicken Liver My grandmother… Read More →
My Best Recipes for a Father’s Day Grill Out
Recipes for a Father’s Day Grill Out Being a father is my life’s greatest joy. Parenthood is the best gift of all, and spending time by the grill or in the kitchen teaching my son the ropes is my favorite way to spend Father’s Day. Here are 10 recipes to inspire you to fire up… Read More →
AZ Cooks Snack Bracket Championship
AZ Cooks Snack Bracket We’ve narrowed down 16 of my most popular recipes to 2! In this final match up, salty roast pork belly goes head to head with sweet chocolate chip cookies. We need your votes to figure out which one is the best dish. Need a refresher? Watch the videos below and help us… Read More →
AZ Cooks Snack Bracket Round 3
AZ Cooks Snack Bracket Round 3 We’ve narrowed down 16 of my most popular recipes to 4, but we still need your votes to figure out which one is the best dish. Be sure to vote for your favorite in every match-up! Need a refresher? Watch the videos below and help us pick the winner. <a… Read More →
The AZ Cooks Snack Bracket
AZ Cooks Snack Bracket 16 of my most popular recipes are facing off in a competition to find out which one is the best dish. Be sure to vote for your favorite in every match-up! Need a refresher? Watch the videos below and help us pick the winner. SALTY MATCH-UP #1 SALTY MATCH-UP #2 SPICY… Read More →
The Zimmern List Austin: Fresa’s
Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon Surrounded by a super sized state best known for its uniquely Texan way of doing things, Austin is an oasis of freethinkers and creatives with a vibrant music, film, technology and food scene. Austinites have a taste for experimentation that borders on the delirious and it’s reflected in their food—from traditional barbecue… Read More →
Linden Hills’ Stunning New Argentinian-Italian Restaurant
Martina Located in Linden Hills in the old Upton 43 space—which got stripped of its sterile Scandinavian decor for a more inviting dining room modeled after traditional estancias, or Argentinian ranches—Martina may be new, but its seafood-centric menu has earned its place among the city’s great restaurants. It’s the first solo endeavor of chef Daniel… Read More →
Andrew Zimmern Cooks: Eggnog
Homemade Eggnog By Andrew Zimmern A rich and creamy holiday drink, eggnog is simple to make at home. It’s worth the extra effort—the store-bought version pales in comparison to the real thing. Serve it plain with a sprinkle of cinnamon, or perfume it with a few tablespoons of bourbon for the adults. Watch Andrew make… Read More →
Andrew Zimmern Cooks: Pumpkin Bundt Cake Recipe with Zoë François
Chocolate Swirl Pumpkin Bundt Cake Recipe by Zoë François I am in desperate need of lessons when it comes to baking, and I can’t think of a better teacher than my friend Zoë François, an award-winning baker and author of the best-selling Bread in Five Minutes series. She is sharing her recipe for a ridiculously moist… Read More →
Andrew Zimmern Cooks: Mulled Wine
Mulled Red Wine By Andrew Zimmern Gluhwein, or spiced mulled wine, is a popular warming beverage served at European Christmas markets. A German tradition, the very smell of gluhwein will put you in the holiday spirit, as the cinnamon, clove, ginger and orange fragrance wafts through your kitchen. It’s an easy and festive drink to make… Read More →
The Story of Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar
Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar Buying a bucket of Sweet Martha’s cookies to share with your friends is a Minnesota State Fair must, and one of those food experiences that cannot be accurately replicated at home EVEN IF their dough is available for purchase in your grocer’s freezer. Few things can beat piping hot, messy chocolate… Read More →