Bread & Pastry

Laduree Vanilla Eclairs

July 6, 2011 | 28,696 views

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Now first things first! Congratulations to Danielle and Steve for winning last month’s competitions! Danielle has won the 1 year subscription to new food mag The Gourmet Kitchen, and Steve has beat out over 100+ entries to win himself a beautiful little Le Chasseur French Oven! For those who missed out, stay tuned as I’ll [...]

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I love my lemons. Think about it – they’re so incredibly versatile that it’s almost a little bit suspicious. Need to add a fresh ‘zing’ to your fish, potatoes or salad? Just squeeze over some fresh lemon juice. Wanna stop your cut apple from going icky and brown? Rub the surface with a little fresh [...]

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People often avoid various foods for any number of reasons. For example, my kid sister sat at the dinner table tonight, very carefully corralling the rather chunkily cut mushrooms to the side of her dish in anticipation of relocating them to another dish where they might be more happily welcomed. Personally, I used to loathe [...]

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It’s only been a few months since Christmas, with its roasts and turkeys (did you know you could get them deep-fried? SHUDDER!), eggnog, cookies and cakes and a hundred other things which make the tastebuds orgasm and the thighs quietly weep. So, did you make a new year’s resolution to be healthier? To eat more [...]

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English Muffin Magic

May 19, 2009 | 42,416 views

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Finally. It’s here. My post on english muffins. You see, I stumbled upon this recipe from Barbara’s Winos&Foodies blog a few years back but never got around to trying it till a few months ago, and which point I became highly impressed with the fact that yes, it is entirely possible to make your own [...]

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