Sugar between the Sheets
I was sent a copy of Julia Usher’s new book: Cookie Swap, a few weeks ago. The first thing that struck me about this book was the lovely photographs (by Steve Adams) of dainty and skillfully decorated cookies. This admittedly discouraged me from trying out the recipes immediately because my piping skills [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Desserts'
Cookie Swap: A book review
August 24th, 2009 · 36 Comments · Desserts
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Crossroads…
August 17th, 2009 · 26 Comments · Desserts, Pies and Tarts
Plum Frangipane Tarts
It amazes me to see how time turns to light speed once you pass the age of 30. I remember when I was sixteen I had calculated how old I would be by the year 2000. Eek…32, that is ancient, I had thought. I also couldn’t wait to turn 20, graduate from college, [...]
Just Peachy
August 3rd, 2009 · 35 Comments · Desserts, Pies and Tarts
Peach Tart over Rough Puff Pastry
The muggy days of summer are here and these are the times when turning on the oven has zero appeal. But there are wedding cupcakes to be baked and the zombie-like feeling that grips me after all is done and delivered has been bugging me for some time. Of course, [...]
Pierre Herme’s Vanilla Tart
July 27th, 2009 · 57 Comments · Desserts, Pies and Tarts
Pierre Herme’s Vanilla Tart
… A.k.a. the tart that almost wrecked my kitchen. I’m not mincing words here, if you do not like multi-step recipes, do not even think about making this. If you do not like reading recipes 3x before starting, do not even think about making this. But if you want a piece of [...]
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Pastry Bootcamp with Tartelette
July 14th, 2009 · 32 Comments · Desserts, Pies and Tarts
Cupcake burnout. Is that even possible? These little treats had been my focus since the beginning of this year and I’m really happy with what I have developed, but now I feel it’s time to turn my attention to tarts and layered desserts. Pouring through my baking books would only result in a longer learning [...]
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Feeling whole again…
July 11th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Desserts, More Kitchen Musings, Pies and Tarts
I knew when I decided to move to wordpress from typepad that it would be painful to leave 3 years of work behind me as there was no direct conversion between these two blogging platforms. I thought of moving some of my essential posts manually like the macaron chronicles, duck confit , culinary boot camps [...]
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A Cake on a Whim
May 3rd, 2009 · 27 Comments · Desserts
I had been baking non-stop since Thursday afternoon and must have used up 6 lbs. of butter just for buttercream. The last thing that should be on my mind was baking something that needed more buttercream. However I was searching…
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Getting Tarty
April 4th, 2009 · 21 Comments · Desserts, Local Food Musings
It’s funny how weekend plans can change on a dime when it comes to unrequited food cravings. I was all set to become all zen-like with my wok when my dinner out last Friday night did not quite have the…
The Cupcake Diet…
December 15th, 2008 · 27 Comments · Desserts
…is what happens when nothing else comes out of the oven except baked sweets. Above , some cupcakes I sent out on their merry way. The official photographer (Hungry Hubby) was not around , so I took the picture myself….
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Cookies and Bloggers
November 18th, 2008 · 15 Comments · Desserts
Today is when my dear friend Anita makes her stop here at the Test Kitchen as part of her whirlwind virtual book tour that had started last week. I have always been an admirer of Anita’s gorgeous blog, Desserts First….
