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Category Archives: Holidays
Happy Pi Day!
This year’s occurrence of the geeky new tradition, Pi Day, coincided with a rare snow day in the Northeastern U.S. and I had an unlikely opportunity to throw myself into a little baking to celebrate. Cherry Pi’s – As individual, … Continue reading
Posted in Fruit, Holidays, Other Desserts, Pastry, Savory, Themed
Tagged fancy meat pie, fancy pie, Geek, Holidays, meat pie, Pastry, pi, pi day
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Desperation + Inspiration
F@&% it. I’ll just make brownies. It was getting late in the evening, the night before I’d committed to “bake something” (well, yeah…) for a little brunch with friends the next day. I can’t well recall what had kept me … Continue reading
Mouna
In my renewed adventures with yeast, I got to try out something that’s been intriguing me from a cook book I’ve had for a few years. Mouna It was described as an Algerian bread for Shabbat, though some quick, additional … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Pastry
Tagged Algerian, Bread, Easter, Mouna, Shabbat, Stuffed bread
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The Crown Cream Puffs
I love making cream puffs – they seem to have a great balance between the rich, custardy filling and the choux casing. Also, I believe I have an edge in the game: since I keep chickens, I tend to have extremely … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Other Desserts, Pastry
Tagged choux, cream puff, Crown, Eggs, Esther, Holiday, Pastry cream, Princess, profiterole, Purim, Queen
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Heart-ier Palmiers
I wanted a pretty and snackable pastry that could show a little love for my guys. With only minor tweaking, the classic palmier, or elephant ear, can be coaxed into a heart shape and livened-up with raspberry jam. (Too much … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Other Desserts, Pastry
Tagged Elephant ear, Heart, Palmier, Puff pastry, Raspberry, Valentine's, Valentine's Day
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A Shortcake in Winter
I’m getting the Valentine’s bug here and have been taking the opportunity to indulge in all things heart-shaped and red. I wasn’t going to do a strawberry shortcake, but the spouse asked for it, and he almost never asks for … Continue reading
Posted in Fruit, Holidays, Other Desserts
Tagged Frozen Strawberries, Shortcake, Strawberry, Valentine's
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Cheddar BBQ Pockets
Lately, I’ve been hugely nomming on the flavor combination of cheddar cheese an barbeque sauce. Since I had both on hand, I just had to extend my won ton wrapper research. These were dazzlingly easy to throw together and make … Continue reading
