October 14th, 2010 | 22 Comments
Do these scare the pants off you? Eh, me neither. But they’re cute! Maybe you can scare your kids by biting their heads off, in good ol’ Ozzy Osbourne fashion. Not the kids’ heads. The marshmallow ghosts’ heads. Man, oh, man did I love Halloween when I was a kid. My sweet tooth started going […]
January 13th, 2010 | 27 Comments
Bread seems to be a category of its own. True, it falls under the “baking” umbrella, but artisan bread bakers snatched up the craft and dragged it to their own specialty bake shops. These people are bread whisperers. They can speak to the dough, smell its needs, and anticipate its every gurgle. They “feed” it […]
August 16th, 2009 | 25 Comments
Disclaimer: If you’re a landlord, you may want to shield your eyes from the next paragraph. Scott and I, being apartment renters, were able to squeeze some benefit out of the current economic recession. Much to our delight, apartment prices in the New York area have dropped just enough to make relocating worthwhile. I admit […]
I had a career going in advertising when one day I got the crazy idea to start over and become a pastry chef. Now I'll show you what I learned working in fine dining restaurants all over NYC right here with step-by-step photos. So grab your rolling pin and join in.
