Two Years of Pisco Trail
Pisco Trail was born two years ago on Jan 1, 2011. Two years ago. From dinner, dessert, or cocktail pop-ups at 18 Reasons, Omnivore Books, The Red Poppy Art House, and The HUB, 2012 gave me the opportunity to continue to share Peruvian cuisine and culture with San Francisco. I was also very excited to travel to New Orleans to do a Pisco cocktail demonstration and to cook a special 5-course Peruvian Independence Day dinner at Carmo.
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Panettone Bread Pudding
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always enjoyed Panettone with hot chocolate during the month of December and specially for Xmas. What could be a simpler pleasure than a sweet, buttery, and fruit flavored bread that comes in a box which makes it the gift of the season among friends and family in Peru? Well, last week, I broke my tradition and tried something completely new — I made a Panettone bread pudding.
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Pisco Milk Punch No. 2
After making the Pisco Milk Punch No. 1, I promised my vegan friends that I would prepare a version they could enjoy. So into the Pisco lab I went with three kinds of vegan friendly milk: rice milk, almond milk, and soy milk. Several cocktails later, I can present the Pisco Milk Punch No. 2: almond milk, vanilla essence, sweet vermouth, Pisco, garnished with cinnamon powder.
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Pisco Apple Cider Punch
Cold winter days are perfect for warm drinks, but even before Thanksgiving I will find any excuse to prepare a batch of my favorite hot toddy variation. What to serve for an event at Omnivore books? Pisco Apple Cider Punch. A party at a friend’s house? Pisco Apple Cider Punch. The holiday party at the office? Pisco Apple Cider Punch. You have a sore throat and don’t know what will make it better? Pisco. Apple. Cider. Punch.
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Pisco Balls
Anyone who celebrates the Holidays in Southern cities such as New Orleans is familiar and probably quite fond of Bourbon Balls — the boozy bonbons made with vanilla wafers, pecans, confectioner’s sugar, corn syrup, and of course, bourbon. Inspired by this legendary dessert and the Manjar Blanco bonbons I made a couple of weeks ago, I began to imagine a Peruvian version that would be a truly sweet one-bite vehicle for Pisco.
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