A friend of mine on IRC commented on the macarons I made a few weeks ago. He was saying they reminded him of a Swedish almond cookie, the biskvit. I did a little bit of research, and learned that these cookies are more commonly known as Sarah Bernhardts. These pastries were invented by a Danish [Continue]
Christmas has come and gone, my guest has left, and all that is left is the memories. Our Christmas meal was an organic rib-eye steak that I purchased from Whole Foods. It was a bit on the expensive side, but I almost never cook and eat steak, so I figured it was worth it. I [Continue]
Last night my friend Marcelo and I made orecchiette for Christmas Eve dinner. I roped Marcelo into making the pasta with me since individually crafting each piece of pasta is a bit time consuming if done alone. I made a simple pasta dough from semolina, high-gluten flour, and water; nothing else. After working the dough [Continue]
A few weeks ago I ordered a few new chocolate molds from Chocolat-Chocolat online. They seem to be of high quality, two from a French maker and one from a Chinese maker. I was itching to try them out, but did not have any couverture in the pantry. Luckily, it’s the holidays and Whole Foods [Continue]
Ahhh, pizza. Who doesn’t love your thin crust, your melted cheese, and all of the wonderful toppings that are piled upon you? Pizza is so loved that you can get it almost anywhere in the world with any topping you can imagine. This flatbread is the perfect vehicle for just about any topping you desire. [Continue]