Food
Recipe: Parmesan Pepper Palmiers
Typically, palmiers are sweet, crispy cookies baked in a shape said to resemble the foliage of a palm tree – hence the name. In the US, sometimes they’re called elephant ears. To make ‘em, you … Continued
Author: Val Neff-Rasmussen
Food
A Case for Butter
Butter has a fairly low melting point – around 95°F. Shortening, on the other hand, melts around 118°F. It’s easier to make puff pastry with shortening because there’s less risk it will melt, eliminating the … Continued
Food
Puff Pastry 101
Recently, I attended the puff pastry class at BAKE!, the baking school run by Zingerman’s Bakehouse. I learned a lot about how to make great puff pastry and what to do with it, and I’ll … Continued
Food
Piment d’Espelette – the Basque region in a bite
It’s early September. You’re walking down the narrow, cobbled streets of a small town in southwestern France. The cool breeze carries a whiff of the ocean, not more than a few miles away. The tall, … Continued