I came down with a cold last week and had to miss my baking class lecture & lab. Chef was kind enough to allow me to make up the lab at home with the stipulation that I document the process and show it to her. This I could do! My...
Ingredients 600g/21 oz. rhubarb, washed, trimmed and chopped into 1-inch chunks 4 large eggs 200g/7oz. unsalted butter, diced 8 tsp cornstarch 175g/6 oz. powdered sugar Directions Put the rhubarb chunks into a food processor and work them until a fine pulp is achieved. Transfer the pulp to a food mill...
Spring gatherings always necessitate a wow! dessert and the bigger the crowd, the more obvious it becomes that the perfect solution is cupcakes. Cupcakes are easy to make, can be decorated in a variety of ways (or not at all), and allow the eaters to remain mobile (and social). This...
I work a 9-5 type of job so Saturday & Sunday are my days off and I tend to use them for food prep. This includes the soaking and cooking of dried beans which tend to take more time than I have to spend on dinner on any given week...
New Year’s Day provided us with a freebie day off in the middle of the week. Besides random household chores, I decided that the best use of this time would be to cook a few dishes that we planned to eat in the coming week so that we buy ourselves...
If you’re anything like me, you’ve tried at least 10 different recipes for granola- each of them ok, but not something that you want to make… and then make again. With this recipe I’ve tweaked it a few times until I found the balance that makes me happy. It’s slightly...
While flipping through my most recent edition of National Geographic Traveler I came across this 1-page article on Socca (chickpea flour crepes). Seeing as the picture indicated that this Socca (which I had never heard of before) was a food, I decided to read on. The ingredient list was simple:...