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Category Archives: Pastries
The First Supper: Dinners in Gorizia
Dinners in Gorizia are provided by the lovely Grand Hotel Entourage, which is our place of residence for the duration of our stay. They take dinner very seriously in Italy, and even our study abroad group was pampered with a … Continue reading
Marzipan Cherries and Sfogliatina Nutella: More Gorizian Culture
My first look at Gorizian culture continued that day, leading us to a square near where I would discover to be the University. The festival opened up into an open-air market with summer clothes, bakeware, knick-knacks, and our favorite–Italian sweets.
Posted in Confectionaries, Italy, Pastries
Tagged buccellato, cannoli, catanese, cedro, fragola, marzipan, nutella, phyllo, sfogliatina
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Aspiring Bakers #7 – Chocolate Delight (May 2011) hosted by DG from Tested and Tasted: Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake
This post is my entry for the Aspiring Bakers Challenge #7. Enjoy! —– NEW CAMERA NEW CAMERA NEW CAMERA!
Posted in Pastries
Tagged butter, Chocolate, graham crackers, mascarpone cheese, Peanut Butter
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Deep Fried Reese’s Cups
OH MY GOD I AM TIRED OF STUDYING. I apologize profusely for the wait; studying has filled all my time and I’m not sure that it helped that much. Anyway, though, I got a serious hankering today for the heart … Continue reading
Apple Pi
Hint: I’m a nerd. So you’ll understand why I have a certain affection for March 14. It’s Pi day! And what better way to celebrate than with a tasty homemade pi(e)? Hehe, looking at it that way, it looks a … Continue reading
Strawberry Chocolate Tarts
Tonight I had a great little dinner party with some friends and decided to finish things off with a tasty treat. I present to you–Strawberry Chocolate Tarts!
Posted in Pastries
Tagged buttercream, Chocolate, Portable, Strawberry, Tart, vanilla, whipped cream
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Mardi Gras Beignets
If you follow us on Facebook, you’ll know that a few hours ago the latest status was “Laissez les bons temps roulez!” This phrase, French for “Let the good times roll!”, is a common phrase in the French Quarter around … Continue reading
Traditional Almond Macarons with Buttercream Filling
Call me crazy; I went for it. The notorious macaron. I had just finished a massive RSS reading stint and had an itch I needed to scratch. That itch was alleviated by one www.pastrypal.com and her Master the Macaron walkthrough, … Continue reading
Pear Flowers
*Thanks so much to Mike Glatzer for the photos for this post!* So I promised that I would bring on the oven on this post, and I will deliver. I had a pear laying around from a dish that I … Continue reading