Chocolate cake and I have a long history. My birthday happens to fall near the holidays. In fact, it’s so close to the festivities that by the time the big day comes around everyone is exhausted from all the eating and jolly-making. Myself included. It can be challenging for everyone to pull themselves together for one […]
What is it about apple orchards that make them so dream-like? Walking among the trees, with the sweet scent of fruit, and the light breeze dancing in-and-out among the leaves. There’s something about plucking the colorful orbs from the low hanging branches. Knowing that it’s there to sustain you and knowing exactly where it came […]
There is a peanut butter monster that lives in my house. That peanut butter loving monster is my husband. For every French pastry that I create there is a request for something to made with peanut butter. The man loves it. He is known to spread thick peanut butter over his waffles in the morning, he will […]
Chocolate is a personal favorite of mine. Not a big surprise, since the past several years have involved me working with it on a daily basis and eating copious amounts of it. When beginning pastry school, I waited eagerly for the chocolate courses and when it came time for my first pastry job I made […]