Banoffee Pie … well, sort of and other musings
11/19/08 – I served the pie from the recipe below and it was quite tasty … and runny! So, I would not fold in the whipped cream. I would just sort of smooth out the toffee and spread it with great care. But, the taste … spot on. My family, once past the initial trepadation of a new dessert with a strange name, asked for seconds. And, in one case, thirds. Yum! I registered for another semester of culinary school...
Oh, bring it on Thanksgiving!
I will admit this to you, dear cyber readers. For the last few months I have been a TOTAL baking slacker. Cooking slacker also. Really? Oh, yes. But, the impending holidays have reignited my desire to bake and fiddle around in the kitchen. Well, that and a trip to Ireland. Yes, Ireland the country. I am addicted to back bacon and smoked salmon now. I also got Nigella’s new Christmas cookbook while there. 🙂 (Did anyone...
Jam Thumbprint Cookies
Not that I really went anywhere, but I have neglected my blog. Sorry. So, you may well be wondering what I have been up to in my absence? Well, I shall tell you. First, I finished my Laminated Dough class. I really did not enjoy that class because my teacher was less than stellar. And, rest assured, that is me being VERY polite. I did learn a lot about making puff pastry and I learned a lot about dealing with stress. Both good...
Apathy and Pastry
The last couple of days have been personally stressful and to be honest I have not felt like doing much of anything. Got a mean case of the ‘Blahs’. I’m feeling slightly more motivated today. Hopefully this trend continues. I did want to post an update on the reversed puff pastry I began last week at school. Last night we finished the puff and used it for some really tasty, if a tad fugly looking, Napoleons. ...
Forgotten Bundt Cake
Lovely lemon pound cake, forgotten on my dining room table! Well, you weren’t eaten for the birthday for which you were baked, but you sure made a tasty breakfast! It was quite lovely, lightly lemony and not too sweet. I’m sure by the end of the day most of it will be eaten. That is how it should be. There is something kind of comforting about a bundt cake. Maybe it is just me, but when I was a kid there was always...
Apple Tart!
This is something I sort of threw together for dinner Sunday. I say ‘sort of’ because you can’t just throw puff pastry together, but I already had that ready from the night before. I just layered thin sliced apples with cinnamon and sugar on the pastry, baked it, and like magic it’s dessert! There is a new folder in the gallery, Spring 2008, where there are other glamour shots of this tart and a pic of one...
