Almond & Apple Tarte Fine with Rum Caramel
byAlso known as The Dessert That Saves Lives, The Five Minute Miracle, and A Really Good Apple Dessert. So, choose your own adventure on the title, homes. What you need to know is that this is no ordinary…
Also known as The Dessert That Saves Lives, The Five Minute Miracle, and A Really Good Apple Dessert. So, choose your own adventure on the title, homes. What you need to know is that this is no ordinary…
The Slutty Frenchman is no joke. Let me lay it out for y’all to play it out; sliced, smoky ham, melty gruyere, oozy fried egg, crisp spring onions and a slick of sriracha mayo on a soft, white bun….
Oh hey everyone! Happy Thanksgiving, if it’s still Thursday where you live! And if it’s not then happy day-after-Thanksgiving, or as I like to call it, happy leftovers day. As I’m in Australia, I didn’t celebrate a full…
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If those swirly, buttery, flaky, custardy, fruit filled spirals of deliciousness don’t convince you to make this, then I don’t know what will. Oh wait, the only other thing I can think of is if you don’t have a…
Raise your hand if you’re a fan of Wes Anderson? OK. Now, raise your hand if you’re a fan of any movie that has a signature pastry? GREAT! I knew you guys would raise your hands. And because…
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Sometimes you need a dessert sneak attack. I’m not talking about those days when you need to sit yourself on the couch with a tub of ice cream, or an entire cookie jar – though I totally have those…
Ripailles – Stephane Reynaud This book, this book, this book. This was one of the first, big, expensive cookbook purchases I ever made, and it was so worth it. Ripailles is French for ‘Feasts’ and what the title promises,…
I miss this pancake. I ache for this pancake. It was so freaking tasty that every minute I spend not eating it seems like wasted time. That’s a little hyperbolic of me. But please understand that my hyperbole…
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This is what my boyfriend described as ‘a very adult dish’. By that he means that it’s SEXY, right? Like, XXX adults only? Oh…no. No, he means that it’s sophisticated. For adult tastes. Weeeelll, he may have a…
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I cannot express to you how quickly you should stop whatever it is you’re doing and go and make these right now. It’s very quickly. Like immediately. Because these are, dare I say, the best thing I’ve ever…
‘It is the night, my body’s weak. I’m on the run, no time to sleep. I’ve got to ride, ride like the wind, to be free again.’ – Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross (song) That line…
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Well, it’s happened. I have peaked too soon! Because this is the easiest, most delicious, and most festive non-traditional Holiday dessert of all time. I don’t see where I can go from here. This is like the secret…
OK, so that’s not a super elegant picture, but I really wanted to convey the awesome goo of this to you. Because it’s JAPAN WEEK! And today I offer you this totally gaijin dessert recipe, featuring one of…
Would you get a load of those bad boys? These are light little puffy choux pastry buns sprinkled with chopped dark chocolate and hazelnuts. Because I know how to have a good time. And for that same reason,…