Palmiers

Palmiers

Flaky, sweet, crispy. Some call them cookies, but I don’t like that description. They’re so much more than a cookie, and so much simpler (once you’ve got the puff pastry, that is.)

Puff Pastry

Puff Pastry

Home. Made. Puff. Pastry.
(I even show you how to store it in the freezer just like Pepperidge Farm… shall I call this Portal Farm puff pastry? I think I shall.

Tiramisu

Tiramisu

Tiramisu – This is my absolute, all-time favorite dessert. It needs no explanation as to why I would choose to make it and write about it, (and take more photographs of it than I do of my child.)

Bijou Beef Wellingtons

Bijou Beef Wellingtons

These Bijou Beef Wellingtons are a perfectly-portioned, perfectly-achievable, perfectly crispy main dish. December baking isn’t quite over until you’ve made this for dinner!

Croissants

Croissants

I don’t know if croissants are not as hard as you think they are to make, or if they’re just so much fun that I don’t notice how hard they are to make. Either way, you should give them a try! They remain one of my favorite things to make.

Salted Caramel Apple Pie

Salted Caramel Apple Pie

This perfect apple pie recipe has immense depth and range of flavor! Mixed apples married with lemon, sugar, bitters, cinnamon, black pepper, topped with caramel, enrobed in a flaky, buttery crust. Look no further!

All-Butter Double Pie Crust

All-Butter Double Pie Crust

Pie crust isn’t just for pie; learn to make this reliable pie crust for use in quiche, goat cheese onion tarts, and yes, pie.