If you’re a close reader of my blog, you’ll know that I sometimes get fixated on certain books and ingredients. Like that time I baked through the Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook, and most of Momofuku Milk Bar and The Brown Betty Bakery Cookbook. Or, last summer, when I spent the entire month of May and June […]
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Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Puffs
At the beginning of the year, I had goals. Not resolutions, mind you, but goals. I’m still not really sure what the difference is between the two, but do know that I created a Google doc called “2013 Goals” willed with a series of fitness, financial, travel, and dietary ambitions that I was going to […]
Read the Post >Crème Brûlée Cream Puffs
This recipe came from my attempt to receate a fancy-pants French pastry at home. I’ve always been a regular customer at Pix Patisserie, a beloved local French bakery famous for their elaborate desserts. My favorite dessert at Pix has always been the St. Honoré: a circle of puff pastry filled with Grand Marnier cream and topped […]
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