Posted in cookies, leftover love, pie, tarts, cobblers & crisps, recipes on Jun 29th, 2008
I started with a plan to demonstrate making white chocolate curls. But Saturday afternoon, it was too hot outside and too cold inside. I attacked the half-frozen, half-melting stuff for a while and then, disgusted, shoved the chocolate aside and reached for some limeade. I opened the fridge and poked around the shelves, looking for…whatever [...]
Posted in Paris, pie, tarts, cobblers & crisps, recipes, vacation on May 31st, 2008
Jean noted that Paris looks like heaven. I always hoped it was the Wonka Factory. But if there is a heaven, and if Jean’s always right – mais oui – it is surely full of cherries. I wasn’t going to bore you with the standard, ooh-that-stunning-eggplant market stuff – well, maybe a little – but [...]
Posted in breakfast & brunch, eggs, Holiday on May 20th, 2008
Today is – I swear on my new oven mitts – National Quiche Lorraine Day. I don’t know who proclaimed the holiday, exactly, but I thank them. Because just between us, not a day goes by when I don’t think “I celebrate thee, quiche. Many thanks.” Do we not a think a pie full of [...]
Posted in bars and brownies on May 1st, 2008
Let’s say you are making brownies for a crowd, or you’re taking a cookie tray somewhere, and you’d like something a little different. Easy, but different. Here is what we do: Make enough brownie batter for a generous half-sheet pan (or 11 x 15″ jelly-roll pan) – add some cold coffee or espresso for extra [...]
Posted in recipes, scones & muffins on Apr 25th, 2008
It seems like I’ve been around scones forever, but for years I only read about them, in lacy novels and high-tea books, until I was twenty-two. I went to work for a very gourmet food shop, answering phones and typing menus, and I did it two steps from a busy kitchen door. When that door [...]
