I recently posted my Mango Jam recipe, but as delicious as it is, one pot of Jam is never enough for a High Tea! For our tea on Saturday, we were expecting a dozen guests, so I figured I needed at least four different jams! To cover the Jam rainbow, I served the Mango Jam…
Category: Desserts
Sultana Scones
These scones are not the hard triangles we are accustomed to in coffee houses. I use White Lily light all purpose flour for these. The flour is milled very finely which, when mixed with butter creates a beautiful light scone that melts in your mouth. Allowing the dough to rest for two sessions also helps…
Earl Grey Macaron with Lemon or Lavender Buttercream Filling
The French Macaron has a cult following now-a-days! It didn’t when I first fell in love with them in New York 12 years ago, but for some reason, people still call them Macaroons. Go figure! Due to the famed difficulty of properly preparing these cookies, French pastry chefs would (and still do!) display them in…
Sachertorte
I have been obsessed with the idea of hosting a giant High Tea since I returned from London, and today is finally the day! It may threaten to rain, so we will sip our tea inside, but 16 lovely friends are coming over in just a few hours. Somehow, I managed to get all my…
Mango Jam with Cardamom and Saffron
I used up two of my giant pile of mangoes yesterday, but six more were sitting on my counter, threatening me with their ripeness. I love jam, in fact, now that I can bake a great baguette and figured out how to make my own butter, I occasionally survive for days on end on toasted…
Mango Ice-cream from 4 Ingredients without an Ice-cream Maker!
The days are getting warmer and warmer, and fruit and ice-cream seems more and more delicious every time you think about it! I was walking around the grocery store this week and noticed that mangos were on sale for 50 cents a piece…I bought eight without hesitation. While dragging them home, I started daydreaming of my…
Almond Pithiviers with Rum-Infused Prunes – with Puff Pastry Recipe
I have had a decade and a half long obsession with Almond Croissants. When I lived in New York, I ran from one French bakery to another surveying the croissants. La Bergamote in Chelsea have the best twice baked beauties! They have always been this mythical pastry that I could never quite make myself. I have…
Cannelés Bordelais
These delightful little pastries seem so simple! There is no filling, no topping, no glaze. However, they manage to have a deliciously chewy and crispy outside with a creamy center. How do you achieve that without a filling? Cannelés are Nico’s favorite treat so I spent a solid few weeks and 3-4 gallons of milk trying…
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