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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Sunday Suppers: Chicken Noodle Soup
About once a month or so, The Beloved and I go visit some of our favorite people in Pinehurst. Not that they are our favorites in Pinehurst, although that is certainly true, but they are some of our favorite people … Continue reading
Posted in recipes, Sunday Suppers
Tagged chicken noodle soup, how to make soup, Sunday Suppers
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Why I Often Rely on Flickr for Pictures
I’m not so much of a planner, really.
Nature Versus Nurture, or The Automatic Cook
I am very lucky. I started this wee blog to blather on about cooking and baking and to try and convince folks that the kitchen is not a scary place. Along the way, I have picked up a merry band … Continue reading
A Lovely Recipe for Sweet Milk "Sorbet" (and A Bit of a Tantrum)
Mercy, but this is some good stuff! And it’s so easy to make that I’m not sure that I should share it. But I can’t help myself. I am altruistic by nature, and you all need to know how to … Continue reading
Posted in Justifications, recipes, Tantrums
Tagged secret recipes, sherbet, sweet milk sorbet
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Don't Look Now, but I Think That Cake is Naked!
Sometimes I like a naked cake–a simple coffee cake, maybe a moist chocolate pound cake with a little confectioner’s sugar sifted on top, gingerbread–but most of the time, I like my layer cakes frosted. Not that standard layer cakes can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Pastry Questions Answered, recipes
Tagged frosting, seven minute frosting, stabilized whipped cream
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A Dessert for House Hunting
I might have mentioned that The Beloved and I have begun our house search. It is Very Exciting! We sold last June to move here, but we decided to rent for awhile, because we weren’t sure that we would like … Continue reading
Bathtime for Bakers
Yes, today is bath day here at PMAT. I want to talk a bit about water baths and ice baths. In the commercial kitchen, I used both on an almost daily basis. At home, I set up an ice bath … Continue reading
Posted in Pastry Questions Answered, Pastry Techniques, Pastry Tips
Tagged bain marie, double boiler, ice bath, water bath
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An Ode to German Restraint: The Apfelkuchen
Almost every Sunday, our friend Mary Lou has a group over to her house for dinner. We are very happy to be among the invitees, because it is always a good time. Well, last night the theme of the evening … Continue reading
Sunday Suppers: Curried Tomato Soup, or Soft Food for the Toothless, Part Dos
This is the Very Soup that I made to sustain The Beloved during his Convalescence from Endodontic Manglings. But, it is so good that I probably would make it again, just because it’s a Tuesday, or a Sunday, or because … Continue reading
Pastry Chef Secrets Revealed: The Egg Test
I might get thrown out of the secret society for this, but I’m just going to come right out and teach you guys a way to make really good sorbet without a recipe. Seriously! I really like sorbet. I prefer … Continue reading
