Archive for custard




Lemons and Thyme

I had to clean out my refrigerator today. I had too many leftovers, separated eggs, bits and pieces... And I thought, "I have to make something with all these ingredients".I made meringue for my buttercream on Friday so I had tons of egg yolks left. I also had heavy cream from the chocolate mousse, some ...




Time to Make the Doughnuts

Who doesn’t love sweet fried dough?As soon as I saw that Tartelette announced the “Time to Make the Doughnuts” event, my brain started spinning; yeast doughnuts, filled doughnuts… And then I thought to myself… “Wait a minute, I have never made doughnuts before!”. How could that be? I love doughnuts!I have plenty of doughnut recipes ...




Arroz Con Leche

If there is one particular flavor or smell that describes my childhood that would be cinnamon. I grew up in my grandfather's pastry shop and it seems like every pastry had cinnamon. Custards were always flavored with cinnamon, even pastry cream which according to all current recipes, it is supposed to be made with vanilla.Arroz ...