Week 15 | 5.24.2010
Summer is truly rolling in (regardless of how the weather chooses to protest). Classes are finished, the garden is planted, and cherries have made their way to the market! All of these are reason enough to smile.
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French Macarons
In chocolate, cookie, nuts on May 22, 2010 at 10:04Week 14 | 5.17.2010
Macarons, macarons.
These darling little bugger cookies have a bunch of despicable characteristics. They are temperamental and inconsistent. Yet in spite of their drama, French macarons, with their nutty shells and creamy, yielding fillings are small mouthfuls of casual sophistication. Plus I’ve discovered after many a batch that they taste a lot better after all the trouble I spend fussing over them.
Gougères
In cheese, savory on May 10, 2010 at 20:19Week 13 | 5.10.2010
It’s the last week of school. Ready, set, go! Bakery Bites, I’m ready to take you to another level…
I have received several more requests for savory bites since vols-au-vent week. Excellent. Savory pastries often means adding cheese. “Cheese Gromit! We’ll go somewhere where there’s cheese!” Read the rest of this entry »
Caramelized Almond Tartlette
In nuts, tart on May 4, 2010 at 18:50Week 12 | 5.3.2010
I’ve been enjoying my nearly routine switching-off between cake and tarts – there are so many treats to explore of each kind. However I think next week may be a return to the savory side, so get ready.
Meanwhile it’s another week for sweets. I love the combination of almonds and caramel, or caramelized almonds – praline, brittle, toasty in granola, in a recent ice cream I sampled… Almonds and caramel make a happy match. And for me, nothing makes a better base for such a happy match than a tart : ) Read the rest of this entry »
