Dessert

Raspberry Soufflé

You know what I remember about learning to make fruit soufflés in culinary school? EASY PEASY. That’s right. No fussing with chocolate sauce, cheese sauce or English custard. Just whip egg whites and fold in a base of fruit puree mixed with sugar and egg yolks and bake. DONE. So over the holidays I brushedContinue reading “Raspberry Soufflé”

Thankful

This year, I’m thankful to still be working, at least for now. I’m thankful that my parents, my sister and her family, DP, his parents, his sisters, and their families are all healthy. And I’m thankful that our cat SMQ turned 14 this year and still tears it up like a kitten. I’m also thankfulContinue reading “Thankful”

Peach Blueberry Galette

Me: “What if it leaks all over the place?” D: “It always leaks. Even the galettes [the James Beard award nominated pastry chef I used to work for] made always leaked.” Galette is a French term for a free form tart or cake. With my qualms about leakage calmed, D. and I tuned intoContinue reading “Peach Blueberry Galette”

Pies Please

My friend Christine is an avid home baker. We met a few years ago when her husband and I were working at the same firm. His desk was next to mine, and he would regularly rave about her cakes, shortbread, and pies – particularly her peach pie. She recently confided in me that she usedContinue reading “Pies Please”