Focaccia

Focaccia is super yummy straight from the oven.  I'm salivating just thinking about it.  It is an easy bread because it only takes 1 rise and you can use a French bread dough to make it.

How ya doin', Pumpkin?

Here is yet another recipe that I will be developing to suit my tastes.  I made a classic pumpkin pie that I learned at school to see how it worked in a home kitchen.  There were no problems, so now I'll start fiddling with new flavors.  I really want to add some maple syrup or hickory syrup...perhaps even honey.  We'll see what happens and I'll post my pumpkin pie adventures and recipes.

Hopefully we'll all learn not to be afraid of pie making.

Coming Soon: French Bread Recipe

I'm currently developing a baguette recipe for myself.  I learned a bit about baguette at school and have made it 3 times now.  The difficult part is adjusting the recipe to work well in a home kitchen.  There are so many variables, ovens, room temperature, product brands, type of pans....and the list goes on... I also want to try to sneak some whole wheat flour into the equation.

This time around I learned that I'll need to make each loaf smaller to fit better in the pans.  I may want a hotter oven and more steam to develop a better crust.  Plus, I'll be trying out more several flours.
Here are a few pictures of my first try making baguette at home!

Hint of Pistachio

I love to freeze cookie dough to bake off when the fancy strikes.  But, sometimes I want to spice up my plain old chocolate chip cookies.  I tried rolling the shaped cookies in ground pistachios.  It added some good texture and flavor.

Simply roll your favorite chocolate chip cookies in ground pistachios and bake as usual.  I used Greek Yogurt Chocolate Chip Cookies made with 1/4 whole wheat flour.

Double Mousse

White chocolate and dark chocolate mousse with caramel sugar, tempered chocolate and a marzipan flower.