Making the world a little sweeter one pastry tip at at time.
Kim Laidlaw’s Home Baked Comfort has fast become a favorite read. Not only does she provide tips, and lists her favorite kitchen tools, all the recipes are enhanced with gorgeous photography by Eric Wolfinger. The photos alone are worthy of a book all to themselves. Laidlaw’s Amazing Baking …read more
Making cookies is a holiday pastime for me and the family, and I have a few tried and true cookbooks I reference back to just about every season. Fine Cooking Cookies: 200 Favorite Recipes for Cookies, Brownies, Bars & More contains great recipes to try …read more
Pizzelles – crisp, flat, and oh so versatile, they are to pastry what biscuits are to baking. They can be stamped in a variety of shapes using whatever iron you have. Some pizzelle irons have designs that are geometric and formal looking while others are more arabesque and romantic.
I make pizzelles for a great number of pastry items (ice cream cones, cookie sandwiches, or even by themselves as cookies) and if they are kept tightly covered can be stored for up to a week to save time during busy holiday events.
Try my basic pizzelle recipe, and learn more about this fun, versatile Italian cookie.
November fell into place and went by quickly. December usually goes by fast, too. Stretch the holidays by making each day festive for the month of December. How to accomplish that? Here are some ideas for sharing cakes, cookies, confections, and candy, all relating to …read more
Must…try…this ! Cookies and Corks pairs wine with different sweet and savory cookies. They have a flavor for every wine, and they have special selections available for different varietals. From their Pairings Page, you’ll find different flavors geared for different wines. Examples: Parmesan Thyme cookie …read more