If you’ve been following my baking journey long enough you’ll know about my relationship with Gingerbread cookies. It’s one of the things, along with macarons that just don’t bake well with me. I’m blaming it on the humidity and temperature of where I currently live. Every year, I attempt to make them and I end…
Gingerbread Latte
If you don’t consume spices in desserts during winter, you will freeze to death. So, a healthy dose of ground ginger and cinnamon are always welcome!
Hazelnut Praline Financier
What are they? Presumably, the rich little cake was named for the rich financiers who frequented Lasne’s bakery on the Rue St.-Denis which was near the Bourse, the financial center of Paris. The cake’s rectangular shapes resembling golden bars also kind of supports that theory. The financier is a light and moist almond sponge cake…
Hazelnut Praliné Paste
It was 1910 when pastry chef Louis Durand created upon request one of the most famous French desserts of all time, the Paris-Brest. The request came from the organizer of a popular “Paris-Brest-Paris” bicycle race (which still exists today but is only open to amateurs) who wanted a dessert to be served at the arrival. I attempted to recreate it in October 2017…
12 Gifts for the Food Blogger in Your Life
It can be pretty difficult to find good presents to family and friends. I like to think that I’m pretty good at buying Christmas presents mainly because I tend to notice when people mention stuff they need. Whenever it is mentioned, I manage to remember it when a gift giving occasion comes around. Another good…
Homemade Spiced Chai
This post is for the chai lovers. Wafts of black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg come together to create a warming and comforting hot beverage that is guaranteed to please. And to accompany this warming drink is no other than John Legend’s comforting vocals. Tea is one of those popular beverages that you can…
Christmas Baking 2017: Mocha Biscotti
Crunchy mocha Biscotti speckled with chocolate chips, flavored with a robust kick of coffee and sweetened with brown sugar. Perfect for breakfast, dessert, or a snack on the go. Welcome to the first official Recipe of This year’s Christmas Baking! With exactly one month to go, this year’s series will be packed with some traditional…
Holiday Baking Survival Guide
My guide for some tips and tricks to get you through your Holiday baking (almost) stress free.
Spiced Apple Walnut French Toast
Back home, the brisk chilliness of the house in the fall is that familiar feeling that welcomes me first thing on a weekend morning. It features all of the possibilities of a comforting and soul-warming breakfast, one that is at its most divinely delicious. Comforting sweet eats are the gifts that we wait patiently for…
Winter Spiced Apple Crisp for Two
Apple Crisp For Two. One apple baked in brown sugar, salted caramel, cinnamon and butter underneath an crunchy buttery topping. So I’ve always wondered what the differences are between fruit crisp, crumble and cobbler – all I knew (before some research of course) is that all of them described baked fruit with a type of…
Rou's Sweet Corner 