This week’s takeout menu included a Caramelized Onion & Tapenade Tart, Poached Cod in Red Wine, and Warm Chocolate Lava Cake with Creme de Menthe Cream. Start the video around 17 seconds to get tips on how to make caramelized onions, how to poach fish in red wine, and how to make the whipped ganache […]
There are so many versions of this cake, and many places that claim to have invented it. This variation happens to be my personal favorite: the proportions are just right. I have to admit, I’m not a chocoholic. I’m a pastry chef who happens to prefer vanilla, or lemon, or fruit. It’s controversial. But I’ll […]
From our recent Facebook Live video series! Here’s how to make these delicious, melt-in-your-mouth cakes. Easily works with all-purpose flour or a gluten-free flour blend (we use Bob’s Red Mill 1-for-1). Feel free to substitute for another nut; we love them with ground pecans, pistachios, or walnuts, too! A great way to use up extra […]
And voila! Here it is, the most-requested recipe of the summer, our unbaked, creamy cheesecake. This recipe is so versatile; we enjoyed making it with vanilla bean this summer, serving it with fresh berries, sour cherry compote, and lemon curd sauce. It would be fabulous, however, with a gingersnap crust and pumpkin pie spices folded […]
From a baker whose first words were “cookie good,” here is a recipe for one of my first favorite cookies. A beautiful one for the holidays, a must, actually. If you’ve never made Rugelach before this is the recipe to start with. My “jelly roll” technique is much quicker and easier than the way many […]
I have written before about how much I need and love my pastry gurus, and Joanne Chang of Flour bakery is certainly one of them. Right now I’m getting inspired by her newest book, Baking with Less Sugar, but her first cookbook, Flour, is one that I have used for so many delicious desserts here […]
Photos by Greg Nesbit Photography I have what I like to refer to as my “pastry gurus. ” These are the recipe-writers who not only care enough to only publish recipes for things that are yummy, but also to write their recipes and edit them so that they WORK. Many people tell me that they […]
Photos by Greg Nesbit Photography Everyone knows how I feel about secret recipes: they’re against my religion! Enjoying a dish and then requesting the recipe is just the highest compliment you can give. And some things are just so wonderful, they have to be shared. I received this incredible recipe from an extremely talented pastry […]
Photos by Greg Nesbit Photography If they say that music tames the savage beast, my research reveals that Dark Chocolate Praline Crunch Torte tames the savage restaurant guest. Imagine one of those normally-really-quiet Berkshire winter evenings: I have my knitting ready to keep me occupied, one server on, Franck and maybe one helper in the […]
If someone said even just 3 years ago that I would be baking with gluten-free flours now, I would have been completely incredulous. King Arthur and I have been intimate friends for a long, long time (I always loved getting to ask for “Sir Galahad” and “Sir Lancelot” when placing my orders!). I can’t even […]
