Just in time for Valentine's Day I decided to make a rich and delicious dessert that is perfect to share with your sweetheart. My Valentine and I will be celebrating by staying in and (what else) cooking dinner together. We have shrimp cocktail, steaks, potatoes, veggies, olives, and this delicious Twix Bar inspired tart to share over a bottle of wine.I have been making a lot of tarts … [Read more...]
Chewy Salted Caramel
I want to start this post by professing my love for caramel. Any kind of caramel. Gooey, runny, messy caramel sauce. Chewy, stringy, buttery caramel candies. Crunchy, salty, rich caramel toffee. I do not discriminate all caramel I love. I will love anything that you put caramel on. From chocolate, to apples, to brownies, to ice cream, heck I never met … [Read more...]
Chili Dogs
This weekend for the Super Bowl I decided to make one of my favorite bar foods. Chili Dogs. I like my chili dogs to be heavy on the chili. In my opinion there are two types of chili. One that goes on hot dogs and one that is eaten in a bowl with crackers. They are not the same. As a hot dog topping I like my chili to be meaty, spicy, tangy, and bean free! Chili dogs are the prefect dinner … [Read more...]
Pâte à Choux
This weekend was my first real test. Last week in pastry school our lesson was pâte à choux, or choux pastry. Pâte à choux is a classic multi-purpose french pastry batter. It can be used to make everything from profiteroles, to beignets, to eclairs. It is an eggy batter that is baked quickly at a high temperature where the steam in the batter acts as the leavener and gives it that recognizable … [Read more...]
Thai Honey Peanut Chicken
After a long week of work for both Nick and I we decided to stay in this weekend and catch up on the shows in our DVR. And what better way to celebrate winter hibernating in front of the TV than with a heaping plate of delicious Thai food. One of Nick's favorite dishes is a Thai Honey Peanut Chicken so I decided to try and come up with a recipe. … [Read more...]
