What’d You Do Last Weekend?

I'm sure you still have mint in your garden, so why not try to make your own mint chocolate chip ice cream? Cacao nibs stand-in for chocolate chips in this grown-up version.

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Palmiers with Orange Flower Water

Posted by jenny on 12/06/2009

I had a last-minute request for cookies recently – and I’d already used up the extra cookie dough logs in the freezer. I was stuck, and needed an elegant sweet with ingredients I had on hand. Granted, not everyone has puff pastry on hand!

Wild Huckleberry Vols au Vents

Posted by jenny on 09/27/2009

The September 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan.

Peaches and Cream Puff Pastry

Posted by jenny on 09/24/2009

It's been years since I made homemade puff pastry, and given the heat, I was nuts to try it right now. But with a little patience, time, and room in the fridge, this is pretty straightforward no matter what the weather.

I wanted to make the apricot sunny side up pastry from Baking with Julia, using peaches instead. I got the bee in my bonnet after making the puff and after watching Michel Richard demo the steps in this Baking with Julia video. He makes it look so easy!