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Chocolate Soufflés
This is what I actually made for Valentine’s day – not the pots de creme. Before you start making the mix, butter 4 ramekins (I used 6oz ones), and coat them with sugar. Cut 4 pieces of parchment, and butcher’s twine which you will later tie around the ramekins, after you’ve filled them. It is […]
chocolate pots de crème with poached pear, olive oil, caramel
February 11, 2013
Chocolate pots de crème are similar to creme brulee, in that they are baked custard. Careful not to over bake them, since that makes them quite icky. This would be a great Valentine’s Day recipe, that you can make at home, and spare all the folks in restaurants who are totally slammed, and you can avoid […]
Gâteau Saint Honoré – Saint Honoré Cake
January 15, 2013
Gâteau Saint Honoré is a traditional French/European dessert. Saint Honoré is the patron saint of bakers. A quick note, about the scale of the one I made – it looks like a croquembouche because it needed to feed ~10-12 people. Normally these seem to be smaller (2-4 people) – but making more of them. This would make a […]
Cream Puffs – pâte à choux (pate a choux)
January 11, 2013
Another classic, basic pastry, pâte à choux, can be used to make all sorts of awesome things fairly quickly. From cream puffs, to eclairs, to savory gougères, it’s a good trick to have up your sleeve. The Alton Brown episode where he makes pate a choux is awesome, by the way, like most things he does. 1.0 pâte à choux Ingredients: 1 1⁄2 […]
sam makes sweets 
February 27, 2013
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