Lately I’ve been in the type of baking mood where I just want to try all the new things. This week I set out for myself two tasks: make a batch of puff pastry for next week’s project and make an ice cream bombe to celebrate Bastille Day (no wonder I have no time for […]
When I was younger and learning how to bake, one of the greatest thrills was to be able to share my (sometimes borderline edible) creations at family parties. If a recipe worked out particularly well, or looked particularly appealing, I would hear “You should take a picture of that!” It wasn’t a bad idea. The […]
I’m not sure there exists another baked good that incites the same kind of pavlovian reaction as the Madeleine. If a Madeleine recipe does not in some way, shape or form pay homage to Proust then, I ask, is it even a Madeleine recipe? This one, I’m afraid, is no exception. If you don’t know […]
The idea for these cupcakes started out as a very conceptual ode to “Rosie the Riveter”, the cultural icon who represents the role of women in the economy of World War II and, nowadays, serves as a ubiquitous symbol of feminism. The real Rosies were the working women who comprised the industrial labor force during […]
Once the construction and assembly was finished and the house stood in real life and before my eyes, it was easy to think that I was practically done. I told myself, starring lovingly at my dream come into fruition, that it was at least 90% complete, just a few finishing details to go. What I […]
