This may sound weird, but up until recently, I had never tried Biscoff before. I heard all the hub bub. I had seen it in the stores. But I just wasn’t sure. A spread made from cookies? Hmm… Then, one morning, I stopped at the grocery store on my way to work for some office … [Read more…]
Last week found me explaining #FirstOnTheFirst to someone who has never seen our posts before. I began with the sfogliatelle fiasco and the caveat that some things are better left to professionals. When I told her that this month’s challenge was for croquembouche–a tower of cream puffs trapped in a caramel cage–I began to question … [Read more…]
What is sfogliatelle? I can tell you one thing, it isn’t this: Let me back up a little. Kate started work on the project early. She tagged me on Instagram and the next thing I knew, I was invited into her kitchen to see her progress. They turned out, but not in the seashell shapes … [Read more…]
One of the benefits to participating in the #SeriousSandwich challenge, cooking our way through Emeril’s Kicked-Up Sandwiches, is that we all had an opportunity to ask Emeril a few questions. No, I wasn’t flown to Louisiana for this (you wouldn’t believe how many time I’ve been asked that!). And I wasn’t fortunate enough to be able … [Read more…]