In the summer of 2004, I attended a pastry seminar in Las Vegas where I had the pleasure to watch some great pastry chefs in action. It was a jam-packed schedule with morning and afternoon classes and I ended up with a little bit of "pastry chaos" in my head but there was one pastry ...
Pistachio and almond crumble, poached apples, buttermilk sponge cake and spiced mascarpone cream I walked into Whole Foods on Monday and I saw a beautiful display of white peaches, nectarines and plums of different kinds that really caught my son's eye. He loves peaches so he immediately wanted me to get him one. I looked at ...
I have always been a conscious eater, trying to cook almost everything I eat myself, buying local as often as possible, etc. That's how I was raised. It was always a personal choice for me and never felt the need to have to convince others. Until I became a mother, that is. Having a child ...
Easter is approaching and I wanted to use wheatgrass for some kind of presentation. We used to make lollipops all the time in the hotel where I worked last. Cookies in a stick, sugar lollipops, chocolate lollipops and this one was my favorite, cheesecake lollipops.Growing up, we didn't celebrate Easter the same way Americans celebrate ...
If you remember my rhubarb and strawberry tarts from a couple of weeks ago, this recipe will look familiar. I used the rhubarb I poached that day to fill these strawberry and yogurt cupcakes I wanted to make for "Cupcake Spectacular" hosted by HomemadeS. I was excited to make this new cupcake recipe that I ...