Vanilla Pastry Cream
Summer is around the corner, and with it – gorgeous berries! Of all of the desserts I have made in my life, I had never made a pastry cream until just a few years ago. It’s one of the baking basics that had somehow escaped …
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The Most Extraordinary French Lemon Cream Tart
A long time fan of ispahan and admirer of French pastries, I had to take advantage of being in Paris a few months ago and try one of Pierre Hermé’s famous ispahan macarons! Here are a couple more fun snaps from our time in Paris. Italy photos …
Sweet Tart Crust (Pâte Sablée)
I failed at making a chocolate caramel pretzel tart a couple of months ago, and, while tasty, it might be the second ugliest thing I’ve ever made, just after those Apricot Pistachio Squares. I had extra ingredients so I made minis of the tart (as shown …
Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake
In celebration of Shirley’s birthday last month, we decided to do a potluck/wine tasting. Shirley, Spencer, Leslie, Tri, Kevin, and I contributed wine from our favorite vineyards, and everyone brought something for dinner. I volunteered to do dessert, and an ice cream cake seemed like a …
Mario Batali’s Porcini-Rubbed Rib-Eye
For Valentine’s Day (YES…still backlogged!), I was charged with making dinner for Kevin and I, and wanted to make something a little out of the ordinary. I remember really being wowed by the porcini-rubbed delmonico that I had at a work dinner at The Capital …
Furikake Chex Mix
In thinking about some of my posts from the last year, I realized that I have really just gotten all about the food and less about…anything else! Time to sit, reflect, and put pen to paper has definitely dissipated greatly but I fully intend to …
D*ck Cookies (Brownie Roll-Out Cookies and Basic Sugar Cookies)
Yes ladies and gentlemen. You read that right. D*ck cookies. I tried to think of a less crude, less NSFW, cuter name to call them. But there’s no getting around it. I made d*ck cookies. And I made them twice. You now can freely lower …
Shower Favors – Potato Chip Cookies
Shirley wanted a sweet-and-salty dessert for her bridal shower favors last month, so I made a couple batches of the Potato Chip Cookies that I had brought to her Super Bowl party back in February. I made all the cookies the night before, and dipped …
Meatloaf “Cupcakes” with Mashed Potato “Frosting”
During the month of Leslie‘s birthday dinners, my multi-talented culinary musician friend Jason and I decided to collaborate on a home-cooked meal for everyone’s favorite munchkin. The email chain with Leslie, Jason, Shirley, and I procured us an abundant menu of comfort food. I picked …
Browned Butter Sea-Salted Rice Crispy Treats
I went on a baking marathon last week in preparation for two events – a surprise Sho-Yu baby shower for Crystal and Dave, and a potluck dinner for my best friend Leslie’s birthday. I’ll delve deeper into the former in my next post, but treats …