Daring Bakers September Challenge: Vols-au-Vent
This is it!! My VERY FIRST Daring Bakers Challenge! I was actually really excited to see this challenge since I hadn’t made puff pastry really since culinary school. And this was my first excuse to...
View ArticleIt’s Time for Chile Peppers!!
Last Saturday, I attended the Chile Pepper Festival at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. The day started off with strong rain showers making the ground at the gardens soft and muddy. As we arrived (I...
View ArticleKitchen Experiment: Apple Crumb Pie & Apple Crumb Tart
I’ve been slow to make this post this week because I’ve been working hard on different projects from my externship. I’ve also been trying to get old issues of Gourmet. I’m sad to see that it’s being...
View ArticleClass at The Brooklyn Kitchen
In an effort to maintain some skills in a kitchen, I’ve been taking some classes at the culinary school as well as other local venues. I recently took a cake decorating class at The Brooklyn Kitchen....
View ArticleMy First Ever Apple Cake!
A few weeks ago, I went apple picking with my boyfriend. Of course, I decided to try a bunch of apple recipes so that I can find a way to use all 18 pounds of apples I had! (I also had apples as...
View ArticleKitchen Experiment: Apple-Cranberry Galette
While using up all my apples from apple picking, I also made an apple cranberry galette. I’ve made cakes, pies and puff pastries, but never a galette. I also never realized just how easy it was to...
View ArticleKitchen Experiment: Crazy Mixed-Up Chili
I regularly read the blog Not Eating Out in New York. She’s got great tips, good information and of course lovely pictures. So when I saw that the Mad Hungry cookbook was up for grabs on Not Eating...
View ArticleNew Year’s Reflections and Kitchen Experiment: Vegan Banana Muffins
Good-bye 2009! Seriously, it was a rough year. By starting off with frustrations from my previous career, the prospect that my mother may have serious complications during surgery and my father...
View ArticleDaring Baker’s January Challenge: Nanaimo Bars
This challenge was really a CHALLENGE!! Usually this dessert is a no-bake dessert, but this month we were challenged to make the graham wafers gluten-free. I had some difficulty finding the sourghum...
View ArticleWhere have all the cupcakes gone?
One of the things I’ve had to adjust to here in my new locale is that there just are not as many options for food as there are in New York. Gone are the days where I can get a fresh bagel, have a banh...
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