by | May 31, 2011 | Cakes, Home
It was an usually chilly mid May day, the grass was wet and heavy; when DF, my husband, decided to play gardener. He knew his wedding band was on, he never allows the ring to leave his finger. Sydney and I were baking pain au chocolates, when the phone rang, I heard...
by | May 25, 2011 | Cakes, Home
This past week was a friend’s son twelfth birthday; his favorite flavor is “girl scout” mint chocolate. Sydney and I wanted to create a birthday cake that mimicked as a girl scout cookie. I did not have any girl scout cookies so we needed to...
by | May 11, 2011 | Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries
Cake or Bread Still Delicious This Article also appears on AskMissA There is an entire historical culinary battle to Kugelhopf, the German’s claim they invented the cake-bread and the French claim it was there innovation. Kugelhopf, a cake known in Germany since...
by | May 7, 2011 | Drinks, Home
The Perfect Late Night Patio Drink Last night was my birthday and after a prefect Sushi Den Birthday Dinner, we arrived home to a warm spring night and pulled out the fixings for a Bobbie’s White Chocolate Martini. I spent an entire summer creating the most...
by | May 4, 2011 | Cakes, Home
James’ Birthday Cake My hairdresser, James, lost his mother in 2009, every year for his birthday she would bake him a German Chocolate Cake. A friend of his was given the recipe and has taken on that responsibility of baking his birthday cake. Sydney and I asked...