Things are tough all over.
Seems due to the worldwide credit crisis, white truffle prices have tanked. Truffle lovers, this could be your moment.
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If Oprah and Atkins had a baby…
I’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 […]
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People 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 […]
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You 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. […]
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Every 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 ONThat, er…New Balsamico
A 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 […]
READ ONChicks Dig Pastry Bloggers
This highly complimentary note came in over the weekend, from reader Lynette: I just had to write in and tell you how much I Iove your site, Joe. The recipes and the photographs are fantastic. Also do you know you have very elegant and sexy hands? Why thank you, Lynette. Very nice of you to […]
READ ONRunaway train
Goodness gracious me it was a big weekend at joepastry.com. On a normal working day I can expect a few thousand visitors. Over the weekend traffic went through the roof — to over 12,000 yesterday. It’s all thanks, once again, to some kind soul who put me up on Stumbleupon.com. All I can say is: […]
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Sheesh! That’s the last time I try to make excuses! One wise-gal wrote in to tell me she’d checked doppler radar, and the front would be passing by Louisville by 11:00! I guess there are some serious galette fans out there. My showcase photo doesn’t have that golden, sun-dappled look I like so much, but […]
READ ONThat Old Balsamico
It amazes me that there aren’t more desserts out there that call for balsamic vinegar, since when it’s good it’s not so much a vinegar as it is a syrup — an impossibly complex and delectable syrup. Run a “balsamic” search over at the Food Network site and you’ll come up with over 1300 different […]
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