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Quebec with a touch of Spain
The other day I decided to try turning a Quebecois favorite, the Tourtiere (or pork pie), into a Spanish hand-held treat, an empanada. Growing up, these pork pies were almost always a winter food; more specifically, Christmas food. I’m really not sure why but my dad says that’s just the way it was in his [...]
The Sugar Daddy Dares Us
What can I say? It’s choux-time again. This time the Daring Bakers made me do it. This month our challenge recipe is from none other than Pierre Herme, the king of macrons himself. I’m sure it’s been a long time since PH himself churned out batches of choux, but it’s nice to see that he [...]
Late…again
So it’s Daring Bakers time again, and wouldn’t you know it, I’m a day late again. This time around the challenge was a rich laminated yeast dough: The Danish Pastry braid. I’ve made both croissants and danish years ago in pastry school, but I’ve always shied away from making these at home. You see, laminated [...]
berries and tarts
Summer is almost here and berries are beginning to invade the markets. On a recent trip to the market, the eater and I were compelled to pick up some cherries, raspberries, and blueberries. We originally were just going to greedily eat them out of the container, but on the way home I decided that I [...]
Cookie Pie?
Crispy Pie Dough PLUS Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough EQUALS COOKIE PIE! Cookie Pie 1 recipe of your favorite crispy pie dough (pate sable) 2 eggs 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1/2 c. sugar 1/2 c. finely packed brown sugar 1 c. butter, melted and cooled 6 oz. chopped chocolate Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line [...]
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