Baking

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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...

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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...

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More Desserts

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

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Bread

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...