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Bûches 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 Selles
Dec 14, 20194 min read


Pastry Class # 3: Ganache and Mousse
It was a grey Saturday afternoon and I was very ready for another pastry class. With three other people, we made three different...

Rita Selles
Nov 11, 20193 min read


More Desserts
Millefeuille--a messy but amazing pastry: crispy layers of puff pastry alternating with rum-flavored pastry cream, along with a sweet...

Rita Selles
Oct 23, 20191 min read


Bread
There are so many bakeries to choose from and so many bread options. After trying several bakeries in the neighborhood, I generally go...

Rita Selles
Oct 22, 20192 min read


Pastry Class # 2
This 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 Selles
Oct 15, 20193 min read


Paris, Pastries and More
So 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 Selles
Oct 10, 20195 min read


Pastry Class #1:Chocolate and Raspberries
When 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 Selles
Oct 2, 20194 min read


To Market, to market
The Halles Sainte-Claire market in our neighborhood is open every day except Mondays. Part of it is in a building, where you can buy...

Rita Selles
Sep 11, 20191 min read
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