A typical New Yorker morning would be to head to Starbucks or Dean and Deluca for a coffee and a pastry. But with a nostalgia for France, why not start a Saturday morning by going to Balthazar instead? This boulangerie is so cozy and filled with different pastries including tarte aux pommes and ...
Keys to Good Cooking
It's been a while since I posted a book review. It's not because I haven't come across great reads. On the contrary, I've come across more than enough good books to post on here. Most of my time has been spent in the kitchen baking and trying out new recipes. Yesterday we tried ...
Kneading Dough
Making bread for the first time was a long process. It took approximately 5 hours to make two loaves of bread. A big and important part of the process is kneading the dough. If you can't knead the dough, you will never make the bread. This was my second time kneading dough and thankfully it was ...
The Fireside Cook Book
Ever found a book that stood out to you because it was out of date? Well this book was definitely one of them. The Fireside Cook Book was published in 2008 but it's such a fascinating cook book. Elias gave it to me as a gift and I just love it. At first I thought, it's just another cook book. But it ...
