Baking

Joanie’s Pastry Adventure: the beginning

November 7, 2007

For those of you who don’t know, I recently moved to New York – not only to get away from my dull corporate job, but to finally realize my dream of going to pastry school and becoming a real pastry chef! (cue triumphant music) And because I know all of you are checking this blog [...]

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Summer = S’mores!

August 17, 2007

And if you’re like me and you really could do without all the bug bites and sunburns that camping brings, just stay inside your apartment and make S’mores Cupcakes. They’re a lot prettier than regular S’mores, and last longer too! I found this recipe at Cupcake Bakeshop, a fabulous blog that chronicles the cupcake adventures [...]

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Pumpkin Muffin Bliss

February 3, 2007

Until my recent baking revelation, I hadn’t had too much success with the desserts (see: iPile); especially delicate baked goods like muffins. Back in the November Gourmet, I was captivated by a pumpkin muffin recipe in You Asked For It. It seemed foolproof (and I won’t lie, that’s what I look for in baked goods). [...]

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Gourmet’s French Macaroons

January 16, 2007

I don’t think I’ve ranted about my oven before. Since I moved in this past September, I hung a thermometer in there because it always seemed unreliable. We learned it was usually anywhere from 25 to 50 degrees off. And when the stars line up just right, as it turns out, the temperature can get [...]

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Introducing iPile (and two other apple pies)

December 16, 2006

A few weeks ago I undertook to bake my first pie. Apple pie, as I’ve learned, is wrought with peril. In my three apple pie experiences I fell into three of the most notable traps: soupy filling, undercooked center, and ‘the incredible shrinking apple’. Before I talk about the failures, because, really, they weren’t failures [...]

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