After a mind-blowing day Tuesday with over 15,000 visitors, the numbers are getting back down into the sane range (not that I minded the attention one bit, of course). Still, spikes like that always bring a few permanent converts into the fold. So — welcome new folks! Help yourselves to the complimentary buffet.
READ ONI swiped the graham cracker recipe from Gale Gand, why not this one too? As a one-time employee of one of her pastry shops, I’m sure she won’t mind. That or she’ll march down to Louisville and give me what-for with a number 230 tip. I guess I’ll take my chances. Thanks Gale! 4 tablespoons […]
READ ONA homemade graham cracker is a wonderful thing…especially when you’ve got s’mores on the brain. And Mrs. Pastry pretty much always does. Start by sifting your dry ingredients into the bowl of your mixer: Mix for a few second to combine your ingredients, then add your butter pieces. You want pieces of butter remaining about […]
READ ONAs mentioned, Sylvester Graham was a prolific (if extremely graphic) writer. His books and pamphlets were almost literally gobbled up by his fanatical adherents (high in fiber, don’t you know), though they predictably enraged others, especially those engaged in traditional culinary pursuits. One such group were Bostonian bakers who, driven to hysteria by Graham’s 1837 […]
READ ONSeems due to the worldwide credit crisis, white truffle prices have tanked. Truffle lovers, this could be your moment.
READ ONI’m one of those people who takes solace in the fact that the human species never changes much. Far from being dismayed to discover that our ancestors displayed the same silly behaviors we do today, I’m deeply comforted. If I could have a piece of hieroglyphic art hanging on my wall, it would feature an […]
READ ONPeople look at you slightly askance when you tell them you make your own marshmallows, but they gather their children and move hastily away when you tell them you make your own graham crackers. Why? I dunno, since not only do homemade graham crackers have both better flavor and texture, they help you get back […]
READ ONYou mean you’re going to make your own graham crackers? Yes, my friends, I am. You thought I was kidding about my s’mores-making skills? I wasn’t. Real-deal s’mores aren’t made with those poncy, crumbly things you buy in a store. Rather they’re held together by good, honest crackers, made at home and with some chew. […]
READ ONEvery year in the late fall, Mrs. Pastry gets the same look in her eye, it says: this is the perfect time of year for camping! Coincidentally, it’s usually the same time I re-discover the winter maintenance instructions for the lawnmower and head out to the garage. For I, my friends, am an outdoor sissy. […]
READ ONA good question came in over the weekend, which in summary said: if that is how balsamic vinegar is made, how come I can get ten ounces of it at the Valu Mart for $2.89? The reason is because the really cheap stuff is nothing more than conventionally-made wine vinegar with added sugar, thickeners and […]
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