Rita SellesDec 14, 20194 minBûches de Noël-Last Pastry Class In the past two weeks I've been peeking in at every bakery/pastry shop I walk by to see their Christmas Logs or Bûches de Noël. It is the...
Rita SellesNov 11, 20193 minPastry Class # 3: Ganache and MousseIt was a grey Saturday afternoon and I was very ready for another pastry class. With three other people, we made three different...
Rita SellesOct 23, 20191 minMore DessertsMillefeuille--a messy but amazing pastry: crispy layers of puff pastry alternating with rum-flavored pastry cream, along with a sweet...
Rita SellesOct 22, 20192 minBreadThere are so many bakeries to choose from and so many bread options. After trying several bakeries in the neighborhood, I generally go...
Rita SellesOct 15, 20193 minPastry Class # 2This second pastry class was a group class with three other women. We just fit into the kitchen. The plan for the afternoon was to make a...
Rita SellesOct 10, 20195 minParis, Pastries and MoreSo this is the question: How do you capture this city in a blog post? I could focus on monuments or cafés, or restaurants, or people, or...
Rita SellesOct 2, 20194 minPastry Class #1:Chocolate and RaspberriesWhen you look at beautiful pastries displayed in a pastry shop I wonder what kind of space they were made in and of course, the a-z of...
Rita SellesSep 11, 20191 minTo Market, to marketThe Halles Sainte-Claire market in our neighborhood is open every day except Mondays. Part of it is in a building, where you can buy...