Posted by: Dawn on: January 29, 2013
Here’s the thing: I wasn’t all that excited about this dessert. In the past, these parfait-type desserts haven’t been the biggest of hits. They haven’t been bad, per se, but they haven’t exactly been all that impressive, either. Combined with the amount of time and fiddly-work that they take (making all of the components, layering [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: January 2, 2013
If you’re anything like me, your first thought on seeing the post title was, “What in the world are salambos?” Having just made them, I can tell you that they’re basically mini éclairs. And, according to the French Wikipedia, I’m exactly right: they define a salambo as being something made out of choux pastry that [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: July 10, 2012
I’m not going to lie – I had no idea what to expect from this one. The one time I made nougat cream for another recipe, it was very much like marshmallow in consistency. This time, however, was totally different. This was smooth and silky and light and utterly delicious. This nougat is simply a [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: July 7, 2012
What is Harmonie, you ask? It’s essentially a giant pistachio macaron with a pile of fresh berries on top. Which is just as delicious as you think it would be. Preparing this was simple enough, especially since I feel like I’ve got the macaron prep down pat at this point. I was briefly worried that [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: June 17, 2012
I’m not going to lie: I’m developing quite an addiction to making little individual tartlets. I’m really not sure if I’ll ever have a need to make a full size tart again, quite honestly. These are so cute! And individual! And as I did here, can easily have the fillings adjusted to fit your crowd’s [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: May 6, 2012
It’s spring, which means that strawberries are starting to look awesome and, even better, be on sale. Which made it a perfect week to put together this cake, who’s name loosely translates into “Strawberry Thing.” A more apt description would be “strawberry shortcake… on steroids.” There’s no flavorless sponge cake or scone here. The top [...]