Dessert-o-licious

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 [...]

I’ve had the recipe book “Baked: New Frontiers in Baking” by Matt Lewis & Renato Poliafito for quite a while and have never gotten around to making anything from it, but tonight I finally made Peanut Butter Crispy Bars. Although this recipe seemed really simple, it actually had a couple of things that tripped me [...]

Last night I made apple turnovers for the first time and they came out really great! I modified the recipe found on The Repressed Pastry Chef here. I did not make the icing because I thought they were sweet enough to begin with. I also liked eating them warm, rather than the suggested cool. They [...]

I just discovered the greatest blog, The Repressed Pastry Chef. She has really great recipes for things like apple turnovers and napolean cupcakes, as well as sharing my obsession for tart lemon bars! I seriously want to try every recipe she has on her site! You should check them out too!