Or, alternative title: How I was seduced by Pierre Herme Have you ever had a recipe that you’ve looked at and gone “Nah, I couldn’t make that!”? Ever looked through a cookbook and marvelled at some gloriously delicious looking dish, and toyed with the idea of creating it, only to then laugh and put it [...]
These cookies aren’t the kind that will win any beauty pagents. No siree bob, these are the kind of cookies that would make the mirror crack as they groomed their warty selves in the morning whilst asking any available reflective surface if they were pretty – in the hopes that one would survive the ensuing [...]
Or, how to knock up an entry for Sugar High Friday in an hour! When I saw this post on Habeas Brulee last month for Sugar High Friday, I made a note that I’d prepare something elaborate, try my hand at spun sugar, toffee “glass windows” and all manner of other ideas that I had. [...]
All you christmas food-basket giving types will know what I mean when I say the time leading up to the silly season is a mad rush to bake – creating a short-list of goodies to be made, weighing up in what order they can be made and how long they’ll stay good for, shopping for [...]
This bread is a work in contrasts – the thin crust is crunchy, whilst the inside is dense, chewy and moist. This weekend was an absolute scorcher, with temperatures sitting around 40 degrees C on both Saturday and Sunday. Whilst I was able to fulfill my cooking desires with my boiled sugar treats, I was [...]