Pastry
The perfectionist in me loves a challenge. A foodie challenge. The jack of all trades challenge. I refuse to confine my abilities to one genre of cooking. Cooking, cooking styles and techniques are diverse and infinite. Foods of different cultures are prepared similarly yet they take on a different name. My definition of a galette…
For the last week or so, my body just isn’t thinking about meat. So what’s a diva to do? I will have to eat meatless meals until the craving returns. Cheese, creamy dishes and pastries have been running around in my head, so I figured it was time for me to proactively release the pastry goddess. These…
Would it be suffice to say that listening to the sounds, while enunciating each syllable in the words “cornmeal pudding” creates such nostalgia, that would prompt you to immediately reach for your phone, and reserve an airline ticket for a exclusive trip to the islands? Isn’t cornmeal pudding reminiscent of your childhood? Isn’t this one…
The first thing that I ever learned to cook was banana fritters. I must have been no more than 10 years old, when a friend of mine introduced me to this heavenly treat. I was in total awe. How could something as simple as a banana, and other simple ingredients, infuse such a powerful blast…
First, let me just say, that this is an authentic creation, that is truly classified as “labor for love.” Why? With all the high tech gadgets that are available, I GRATED all the tuberous roots with my bare hands. Yes I did! I sure got my work out for the week. If I keep up…