Right – so Tuesdays with Dorie was delayed this week.  I was exhausted after such a long day and we’ve got painters in the house – the whole place is turned upside down.

I finally borrowed the torch for the brulee part of the creme brulee from my friend Claire – YOU’RE A LIFESAVER, SWEETS!!  Javier really wanted to do the honors of burning things, so I let him at it.

At first he suggested that we take some of the alcohol from the bathroom and pour it on the creme and sugar to make the brulee, and light it with a lighter.  (He thinks that’s what they use in restaurants here).  He also thinks that rubbing alcohol is used to make liquor as in “Creme de cassis” or the like.  uh… no, loving.  no.

So then he wanted to try the butane lighter fluid recharger.  As he sparked the recharger with a lighter, almost half the kitchen went up in flames.

Anyway, everything’s okay now.  Javier has tried his first Creme Brulee and loved it.  Although he kept calling it “flan”, one day, he’ll learn.

Honestly, it was really really really really really good.

finishing touches on the creme brulee

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