Fondant-glazed Sugar Cookies
December is a busy month for a pastry chef… working odd hours, long hours, short hours (last night I worked from 10pm to 2am… and I pick up again tonight at 2am). I cook so much this month that I’ve started to feel like a real pâtissier and not just a silly imposter [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘caramel’
August 28, 2008
CARAMEL POPCORN
A new trend has found its way into my cooking. I’m going back to my roots… I crave American food! I want corn-on-the-cob, chocolate chip cookies, bbq sauce… I dream of a delicious thick steak hot off the barbeque, dark chocolate brownies full of pecans… ah pecans, what I wouldn’t give to find [...]
March 14, 2008
TARTELETTE AU CARAMEL ET ORANGE SANGUINE
Caramel is just so fun to play with! If you have never tried a blood red orange, you really must. Besides the lovely speckled patterns, it has a refreshing balance of sweet and bitter that you don’t find in other oranges. A buttery shortcrust pastry made for a very satisfying contrast [...]
