Leek and Gruyère Soufflé
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch
Last month, my baking buddy Becky and I signed up for one of the free technique classes offered by our local Williams-Sonoma store entitled “Simply Soufflé.” Despite the lack of seating (even though you had to reserve a space for the class) and the fact that we were surrounded almost entirely by snooty rich ladies, [...]
Madeleines with Lime
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
I asked for a mini madeleine pan for Christmas last year because I’ve always been intrigued by these delicate cookies. I finally just got around to making them this past weekend, and my only regret is that I waited so long! They’re easy to put together, especially on the weekend when you can do something [...]
Gratin de Pommes de Terre et Saucisson
Posted by Tracy | Filed under soups, salads, & sides
One more Thanksgiving post before I get on to the Christmas stuff – promise! But this dish was just too good not to share. I made this as a side for our Thanksgiving feast, because I didn’t want to make a green bean casserole. Now don’t me wrong, I love a good green bean casserole…but [...]
Tags: cheese, eggs, French, onion, potato, sausage
Classic Napoleons
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breads & pastries
Since I still had puff pastry left over after making the vols-au-vents and turnovers, I decided it was high time for me to try my hand at pastry cream. The first pastry that makes use of pastry cream that popped into my head was the napoleon (or mille-feuille), since a friend told me a while [...]
Daring Baker Challenge: Vols-au-Vent
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breads & pastries
The September 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan. I was so excited to see that the Daring Baker challenge for this month required [...]
Tags: daring baker, French, pastry
