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No Churn Coffee Ice Cream

March 20, 2014September 26, 2016 chocolate, coffee, desserts, ice cream, sweets

I have a favorite ice cream recipe. Jeni's Splendid makes the most delicious ice cream I've ever eaten or made, and while the recipe is by no means difficult, it does require an ice cream maker and a bit of a time/mess commitment. So when I saw Nigella Lawson make... Read More

Breads and Baking Recipe Sweets

Let Them Eat Brioche!

October 22, 2013September 1, 2016 baking, bread, breakfast, brioche

Ah, brioche. The buttery, eggy gorgeousness that somehow marries bread and cake. When I started baking breads at home, I overlooked brioche, instead favoring peasant loaves and baguettes, with their crusty exterior and airy interior. But after sampling some lovely brioche recently, I was again hooked and craved making my... Read More

Breakfast Recipe Sweets Treats

Cronuts At Home

October 7, 2013October 20, 2016 cronuts, donut, pastry, sweets

It took me several attempts (see The Cronut Chronicles Part 1 and Part 2) to get a cronut recipe that I liked. I have not had a real Dominique Ansel cronut, so I cannot claim these to be perfect reproductions of his, but they are my reproductions of what I... Read More

Recipe Sweets

Baking Fundamentals: Pastry Cream

October 6, 2013April 21, 2025 cream, eggs, sweets

Baking Fundamentals: Pastry Cream Pastry cream (crème patisserie) is a cooked custard, thickened with cornstarch that is used in countless desserts. If you get serious about baking, having pastry cream up your sleeve means you've got the fundamental filling of eclairs, tarts, boston cream pie, and more in your back pocket.... Read More

✷ Recipe Sweets

Chaussons aux Pommes (Apple Turnovers)

September 6, 2013October 20, 2016 apples, puff pastry, sweets

There is something so satisfying about a baked apple dessert. As a kid, I loved good old fashioned apple pie, either warm with ice cream, or cold and straight from the fridge. While I still love the combination of apples and baking spices, as I've gotten older I like my... Read More

✷ Recipe Sweets Treats

Marrons Glaces (Candied Chestnut) Inspired Macarons

September 1, 2013October 2, 2016 baking, chocolate, macarons, sweets

Making macarons today. I bought a jar of French chestnuts with the explicit idea of attempting Pierre Herme's Marrons Glaces Macarons, and after reading through his recipe (which includes chestnut puree, chestnut paste, cacao pate and actual marrons glaces crumbs) I decided to do a Pierre Herme inspired version, making... Read More

Sweets

The Cronut Chronicles – Part 2

August 31, 2013September 26, 2016 cronut

After three hardcore attempts at making cronuts at home, I can finally say I am in the home stretch. If you didn't read my first post (The Cronut Chronicles - Part 1) I had finally made a good looking cronut that, unfortunately, was raw inside, but I had a plan.... Read More

Coffee Sweets

For the love of espresso, part 2…

June 29, 2013September 25, 2016 espresso

For the love of espresso, part 2A few weeks ago, I posted about my love/obsession with espresso and my new fantabulous espresso machine. Immediately I tasted the difference. The only problem? My current grinder couldn't grind fine enough to pull a decent shot. I was now in the market for... Read More

Breads and Baking Breakfast Recipe Sweets

Sunday Breakfast: Easy Blueberry Scones

March 24, 2013September 1, 2016 baking, blueberries, bread, breakfast, scones

There is something about a lazy Sunday morning, one where you lay in bed and just chill until getting up is as easy as pie. It's these lazy Sunday mornings that make me want to make a latte and bake. What am I baking this morning? Homemade blueberry scones. Truth... Read More

✷ Recipe Sweets Treats

The Canelé Recipe and Guide

March 9, 2013September 5, 2017 caneles, desserts, pastry, sweets

Canelé de Bordeaux (a.k.a cannelé bordelais) are perhaps my favorite sweet treat. A shiny, crispy outside holds within a gorgeous, rum-scented, custardy interior that is at once decadent, yet sophisticated. Making canelés doesn't have to be complicated. When you begin, I highly suggest you use a mini silicon mold, forget about... Read More