Salted Caramel Custard – My Newest Favorite Dessert Ever admin December 04, 2015 Add Comment Dessert Edit Yes, if you asked me right now, this salted caramel custard would be my favorite dessert. These easy “pots de crèmes” are just sweet enough,... Read More
Sweet Potato Muffins – The Sweet Potato Pie of Muffins admin November 09, 2015 Add Comment Breads, Breakfast, Dessert Edit Sometimes you don’t have a good reason for not loving a certain recipe, and that’s how it is for me with sweet potato pie. It just does not ... Read More
Gingersnap Cookies – Hot, Hot, Sweet admin November 03, 2015 Add Comment Cookies, Dessert, Spicy Edit I always tell people I’m not a cookie eater, but I guess that depends on the cookie, since when it comes to these gingersnaps, I can’t get e... Read More
A Waldorf Salad by Any Other Name admin October 29, 2015 Add Comment Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Fruit, Salads Edit As I joked about in the video, a fruit salad has to be pretty damn good to actually get a name, and the venerable Waldorf salad is certainly... Read More
Pumpkin Zeppole – You “Can” Do It admin October 08, 2015 Add Comment Dessert Edit It may sound strange, but the only way to mess up this pumpkin zeppole, is by using a fresh pumpkin. Like virtually every other pumpkin dess... Read More
Poached Pears “Belle Helene” - Why Escoffier Really Created This Dish admin September 18, 2015 Add Comment Dessert, French Cuisine, Tips and Techniques Edit They say Auguste Escoffier created this dish in honor of the opera, La Belle Helen, but we chefs know the real reason. How else are you goi... Read More
Peach Financiers – Because French Bankers Hate Dirty Money admin August 21, 2015 Add Comment Cookies, Dessert, French Cuisine Edit There are many different techniques used for making financiers, but as usual, I’ve chosen the easiest one. I would have been happy to try th... Read More
Fresh Fig and Goat Cheese…Tart? admin August 04, 2015 Add Comment Cheese, Dessert Edit There are worse problems in the kitchen than making something that tastes amazing, but is very difficult to name. Like, for example, somethi... Read More
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies. Ever. admin July 24, 2015 Add Comment Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert Edit I know, everybody says that, but I really mean it. These are, these have to be, the best chocolate chip cookies, ever. Crispy around the edg... Read More
Butter Puff Biscuit Dough – Faster, Easier, and Not Great for Shortcake admin June 23, 2015 Add Comment Breads, Dessert Edit As promised, this is the puff pastry-like dough I used in the apple roses video, and while not exactly “ quick and easy,” this was definitel... Read More
Mocha Semifreddo – Bad Technique Makes for a Great Frozen Summer Dessert admin June 17, 2015 Add Comment Dessert Edit I got a request for semifreddo recently, and since it is a massively underrated summer dessert, I decided to give it a go. I love the rich t... Read More
Bacon and Egg Doughnuts! Perfect for Real and Made-Up Holidays admin June 05, 2015 Add Comment Breads, Dessert, Pork Edit I’ve always wanted to try making some kind of sweet/savory bacon-studded fritter using pâte à choux, also known as that stuff you make cream... Read More
Classic Strawberry Shortcake – Thanks, Grandpa! admin May 20, 2015 Add Comment Dessert Edit I was visiting my mom last summer, and overheard her and my aunt talking about making strawberry shortcake using “dad’s” recipe. They were o... Read More
Baked Apple Roses by Any Other Name Are Something Completely Different admin May 14, 2015 Add Comment Dessert Edit Every once in a while, I post a video solely based on something I saw online, and these baked apple roses are the latest example. I saw a ph... Read More
Whole-Grain Blueberry Scones – Because a “Muffsconut” Isn’t a Thing admin April 24, 2015 Add Comment Breads, Breakfast, Dessert Edit I was brainstorming some ideas for using up a cup of nearly perfect blueberries, and was waffling between muffins, donuts, and biscuits. I f... Read More
Baked Alaska with a Lighter? You Betcha! admin February 12, 2015 Add Comment Dessert, Tips and Techniques Edit I’ve always wanted to do a Baked Alaska, and with Valentine’s Day coming up, I thought it would be the perfect time to demonstrate this show... Read More
Fresh Raspberry Sauce – Easy and Effective admin February 06, 2015 Add Comment Dessert, Sauces Edit As promised, here’s the fresh raspberry sauce we served with our recently posted chocolate decadence cake . While originally intended to be ... Read More