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Italian desserts and pastries
If there is one thing I miss from Italy it is defiinetly the food. Being raised in Italy as I child, I must admit I get terrible nostalgia for the Italian desserts and pastries. There is just something about...
0 commentsHow to make Beef Wellington
If you feel the need for an impressive, albeit expensive meal, perhaps to impress someone, or just plain indulge yourself for once, this recipe has to be top of my list. The English like to claim this recipe...
16 comments10 Secret Kitchen Gadgets Chefs use to create Stunning Foods!
When dining out, do you ever wonder how the Chef manges to turn the most simple ingredients into something magical? How the Chef manages to cut those potato slices paper thin? How he/she manages to perfectly...
2 commentsAppetizers to serve with cocktails
There are many different types of hors d’oeuvres: canapés, crudités with or without dips, some extremely sophisticated and elegant, some less so. Pastries cut into funny shapes, fishcakes, you name it,...
5 commentsHow to Become a Pastry Chef
How to Become a Pastry Chef With the advent of reality cooking shows and master chef instruction television shows, there has been a rise in the desire of viewers to learn more about chefs and specifically how...
3 commentsThe Ultimate Dessert On Planet Earth: The True Sicilian Cannolo - Part II
Cannoli is a tubular fried pastry shell of dough, which is filled with a scrumptious sweet filling of ricotta cheese. Anyone making cannoli with mascarpone cheese deserves the wrath of the Sicilian Vespers on...
2 commentsPastel de Belem Portuguese Pastry
The "Pastel de Nata" or "Pastel de Belém" are a specialty of the traditional Portuguese cuisine.Although you can eat it in any pastry from north to south of portugal,its in Belem in the city of Lisbon that...
0 commentsHow to Make Choux Pastry
Unlike other pastries, choux pastry is made in a saucepan and rather than being rolled, the soft, glossy dough is piped or spooned into shape. The best flour to use is strong white plain (bread-making) flour....
0 commentsHow To Make Sugar Cookies
When I present my guests with a plate of homemade sugar cookies in a variety of shapes, colors and sizes, they tend to assume that I slaved for hours and hours. Of course, I didn't. Homemade sugar cookies are really very easy to make, so try this easy recipe.
12 commentsDesserts and Pastries of France
If you like to travel for pleasure, very likely the subject of savoring the local cuisine of a foreign country plays a major role in your travel plans. Should you particulary decide to travel to France,...
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