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You know how parents say that the days are long, but the years are short? I kind of feel the opposite. Each day at school flies by, but the weeks feel so long because of how much is packed into them. By the time I look back on what happened on Monday, it feels like it was about a month…
Week two at SFCS has wrapped up and it was a great one. This week was mostly dedicated to discussing and experimenting with eggs, but we spent some time early in the week focusing on fats and dairy products too. Making our own cultured butter was one of the easiest tasks of the week, but as a butter enthusiast, of…
Week one of pastry school at SF Cooking is done and the overwhelming feelings are excitement and exhaustion. It was never a fear of mine that I wouldn’t like the program once I started, but I’m happy to say that I am having so. much. fun. I can hardly believe I get to do this every day. We talk in…
In case you missed this little announcement, I’m going to cooking school! More specifically, I will be starting the Pastry & Baking Arts program at SF Cooking School on January 2, 2019. Baking has been my most consistent hobby since I was a kid, and it’s surreal to think that I’m taking the first step to turn that hobby into…
The process to create this recipe was my very favorite kind. A couple months ago in DC, I had dinner at the newly opened San Lorenzo restaurant. I live for good Italian food and San Lorenzo serves up some of the very best authentic Tuscan cuisine that you’ll find without boarding a plane. To cap off my meal, they brought out…
As the archives of this blog could tell you, I love anything almond. It’s my very favorite flavor to use in baked goods and I regularly have to convince myself to branch out and do something different. Frangipane is the queen of almond desserts so it was about time for me to post a recipe for a classic frangipane tart….
A couple weeks ago I got my first batch of deep red, ridiculously sweet strawberries. That’s how I know it’s officially strawberry season. I should mention that said strawberries were delivered from Good Eggs, which I really don’t talk about enough. I am madly obsessed with Good Eggs and anyone who knows me can attest. On top of the ability…
Lately I’ve been really loving making different versions of these little power balls each week. I started with a mint cacao version that are so very tasty, and recently adapted to these banana bread inspired ones. I’m the kind of person that goes from content to hangry in a short period of time, but I rarely buy snacks since I…
Ah scones. A good scone is probably in my list of top 10 things I would eat exclusively for the rest of my life. I adore all breakfast baked goods, but scones are by far my favorite since they’re not overly sweet. I don’t think they get nearly enough love since one dry, crumbly, flavorless scone can really turn people…
Did you know I’m obsessed with a good salad? Not the sad iceburg lettuce with unripe tomatoes kind of salad, but something with seasonal produce and multiple layers with different textures and flavors. Since we’re in the peak citrus season, this salad highlights nice tart tangerines with the addition of crispy prosciutto, salty manchego, creamy avocado, and crunchy marcona almonds….
