(anne): pithiviers

just a few words to get started.... gorgeous easy quick delightful delicious shall i go on? the pithiviers from dorie greenspan's "baking chez moi" is top-notch. as usual, i made a few mods including omitting the prune jam...sorry, dorie, but that just wasn't something i even had a remote desire to try! i felt slightly …

(anne): apple pielettes

all i can say to start with is: wow! these are absolutely, completely, fabulous!!!! if you don't own a copy of dorie greenspan's "baking chez moi", do yourself a favor and get one today. this recipe alone will make the purchase worth it. so, to start off...i made dorie's galette dough recipe...   i turned …

(anne):pear tart with crunchy almond topping

ok...so i baked the pear tart with crunchy almond topping from dorie greenspan's  "baking chez moi".   it turned out absolutely delicious...here's a peek at how i made it including too many photos of the tart dough, because, well, because i just like dough!!!! isn't it lovely? the dough got made in the food processor and then …

(anne): eclairs

yesterday, i made the eclairs from dorie greenspan's "baking chez moi". oh. my. gosh.   they are super-duper!!! i started off with a home-made vanilla pastry cream. first, i steeped a vanilla bean in milk...   and then progressed from there... look at this beautiful vanilla"y" goodness!!!   the pate choux dough was next...   …

(livi): jam-sandwich cookies

so here's my take and pictures of the jam-filled cookies from dorie greenspan's "baking chez moi". a crisp butter taste, complete with sweet strawberry jam,(the jam i made myself, this spring). so i couldn’t help but smile, as I spooned a generous helping onto each cookie. (there's something about making everything from scratch that brings me joy)again this …

(anne): jam-sandwich cookies

the other day, i was rained-in (compliments of tropical storm hermine), and spent a leisurely day working, reading, knitting, and baking these delicious cookies from            dorie greenspan's "baking chez moi". the dough was soft and short-bread-like...   after the mixing, it was formed into a disk...   and then was …

(anne): double mint milk chocolate mousse and gelée

yesterday, i made the double mint milk chocolate mousse and gelée from dory greenspan's  "baking chez moi"... it was fabulous!!! the dessert is made in individual servings, so i chose to use some vintage punch cups, which were the perfect size...   there are 2 main steps to this dessert... the mint gelée and the chocolate mousse. …

(anne): nutella buttons

yesterday, i made the nutella buttons from dorie greenspan's "baking chez moi"...they were wonderful-beyond-words... i started by buttering my mini muffin tins...   then cracked my eggs...separating the yolks from the whites...   i melted my butter...   and mixed together my dry ingredients...including the powdered sugar...   i lightly stirred my egg yolks with almond extract …

(livi): marquise au chocolat

so this is my try at the marquise au chocolat from dorie greenspan’s book “baking chez moi”…every step of this recipe was so lovely =) i could have just looked at that shiny melted chocolate and butter for ever... then there was the egg yolk and sugar mixture. so thick and creamy. i used my …

(anne): marquise au chocolat

a word about myself before i write the rest of this post…i am a morning person…while i do have some of my best creative ideas at night, i tend to do much better at technical things (such as following recipes), before 7pm…it just so happened that i made this dessert in the evening, which means …