Archive for ingredient milk

Red Currant and Poppy Seed Cakes, Arroz con Leche Cupcakes, Summer Galettes and a Week with the Chickenpox

Posted on August 3, 2009 • 78 comments

Believe me, I am not exaggerating a bit when I tell you that last week was one of the longest weeks of my life. We were in the middle of some renovations at home and all the anxiety that brings, when my little boy came down with a pretty bad case of chickenpox. The poor ...

Posted under: cupcakes, family, galette, summer

Ingredients: arroz con leche, berries, cinnamon, gooseberries, lemon, milk, nectarines

Brioche, Burnt Milk Ice Cream and a Decadent Breakfast

Posted on November 10, 2008 • 72 comments

In my family, we are known to indulge on breakfast once in a while. My grandfather was a man who enjoyed food. He liked to eat and he liked those around him to eat well. Because in the bakery work started around 4am, by the time doors opened around 9am and us children would go ...

Posted under: breakfast, ice cream and sorbet, yeast breads

Ingredients: milk

The Dairy Experiments: Mamia

Posted on August 25, 2008 • 45 comments

After the fun we had with the petit suisse experiment, Helen and I decided to try another experiment together. When she asked me what I wanted to do this time, I instantly told her about mamia, a traditional Basque dessert, which Helen had tasted years ago in one of her trips to the French ...

Posted under: ice cream and sorbet, plated desserts

Ingredients: apricots, milk, nuts