After making the lavender macaroons, I had a bowl full of egg yolks I had to use, so what else could I make but ice cream!!! Rich, creamy, sweet and salty ice cream.Those of you who know me, know that ice cream is my weakness. I can never say no to it. There was a ...
I never saw or tasted French macarons until I was 18. It was my first trip to Paris and I remember seeing colorful pyramids in many patisserie windows. My family made almond macaroons but they were very different, cluster almond cookies.I love how colorful, versatile and delicate macarons are but what I love the most ...
If there is one particular flavor or smell that describes my childhood that would be cinnamon. I grew up in my grandfather's pastry shop and it seems like every pastry had cinnamon. Custards were always flavored with cinnamon, even pastry cream which according to all current recipes, it is supposed to be made with vanilla.Arroz ...
So I know I said that arroz con leche would be my next post but that was before I decided to make lemon bars. I went to the market today and I just couldn't let those lemons get away. They looked beautiful, plump and juicy and I had to get them. I love citrus and ...
Hello to anyone out there reading this!I feel like a little kid on her first day of school. What a terrifying thought that is! I have always been shy of crowds, introductions and so on. But I really wanted to start a pastry journal, mostly for myself, to keep me going and to force me ...