Dessert-o-licious

I find that many people are intimidated by baking because they’ve always been told that they need to be very careful to measure everything exactly or their cake, pastry, icing, etc will not turn out correctly. While this is true, there is no need to be intimidated. Baking is all science and math, and like [...]

With Fall upon us, the time to pick Jersey peaches is quickly winding down. So last weekend, I set out to make sure I got my peach picking in before it was too late. After buying way too many peaches at the orchard, I was left with the dilemma of what on earth to do [...]

When I think about Thanksgiving, I think about eating a heavy meal followed by some heavy desserts, so this year I decided to change it up a bit and create some great light French Macarons inspired by Thanksgiving pies. The first macaron was a cinnamon macaron with a pumpkin frosting, aka “Pumpkin Pie”, and the [...]

With this heat wave upon us, what better way to cool down then by making some gourmet ice-pops at home? I got inspiration for these pops from making a macerated strawberry salad in pastry school. The salad was made from strawberries, a herb of our choice, sugar, and an acid. If it was so refreshing [...]

Lesson 6 was all about fruit. We got to taste all sorts of different varieties: stone fruits, tropical fruits, melons, citrus, dried, candied, and more. Did you know that candying fruit should be a 30 day process to remove all of the water and replace it with sugar? Each day boil the fruit in a [...]

Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy these chocolate covered strawberries! To make the tuxedo strawberry, dip a strawberry in either melted white chocolate or whipped cream. Then dip each side into melted semi-sweet chocolate.  Use a toothpick to help you create the “buttons” and bowtie.

Just made these pumpkin cookies for Thanksgiving tomorrow and let me tell you, they are the softest cookies ever (and delicious too)!! My husband hates pumpkin and usually refuses to eat anything with it, but even he couldn’t resist these! I originally saw these cookies on sporkorfoon.com and at the time ran out to buy [...]

About a year ago I took a cooking class and at the end of the class we were given a recipe for a plum tart that I’ve been dying to try ever since. Last weekend, I finally got the chance!

A fellow dessert lover, Josephine, gave me some of her green tea marshmallows to taste. Don’t they look pretty? They were incredibly moist and actually had quite a strong green tea flavor that surprised me a bit. Too often people make green tea desserts that have such a subtle flavor you can barely tell they’re [...]

Happy Mothers Day everyone! Today I made a sour cherry pie and since I’ve never made a 2-crust pie before, this was quite an undertaking. Last year, I took a pastry class at the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in NYC and this was the first time I was able to put what I learned [...]