Sometimes you discover things in the most random way. In this case, Chouquette is the name of a dog and the owner’s favorite pastry. It is a...
Category - Dessert
Brownies can be polarizing. Some people like it chewy, some like it fudgy, even gooey, and some like it cakey. I like the crust, but others like the...
I am not good at making pies. Sometimes the crust comes out tough (dough overworked) or it shrinks (dough not cold enough, not formed properly...
Some time ago, a friend of mine texted an article about how Japanese Soufflé Pancakes are all the rage in NYC. She lives in NYC, is quite the foodie...
It has always fascinated me that one thing can be perceived and experienced so differently between individuals. In Japanese there is a saying...
Chocolate chip cookies are a real classic, and I don’t know too many people who don’t like chocolate chip cookies. There are however some...
Until very, VERY recently…I’ve misunderstood the size of my pie tin. And I’ve had that tin for quite a few years now. Every time I...
The first time I ever heard of Kouign-Amann was on the Great British Baking Show (or Bake Off in the UK). On the show they were made in a muffin tin...
The New York Times posted Apple Pie Bars on Instagram and claimed “These Apple Pie Bars are actually as good as apple pie. It’s a big claim...
It’s getting cold, the leaves are falling, and we got the wood-burning stove going. Fall is here! While everywhere I look there are pies...
I always love a good porter, and I can pretty surely call it one of my favorite types of beer. What about a stout, you say? I looked it up, and...
I’m always looking for ways to use egg whites especially after making something like Thomas Keller’s Caramel Ice Cream. I know, I can...
I think I’ve developed a mild obsession with Tembleque. Tembleque, which apparently means “wiggly” or “wobbly” in...
One day I was browsing through food articles on Flipboard and came across a recipe for Jamaican Rum Cake. Oh, and what’s this? I already have a...
It’s strawberry season and the rhubarb is growing so there’s only one thing that I love and crave this time of year…strawberry...
This recipe is Jon Snyder’s Strawberries and Cream Gelato Cake and is the cover feature for the June 2018 issue of Food and Wine Magazine. As...
This caramel ice cream recipe is from Chef Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc at Home cookbook. I love making ice cream with my Kitchen Aid mixer ice cream...