“I made it! Did you hear me? I made it!!!” I shouted out loud. My husband, who was in the study, came down to see what the commotion was about. “I made it! I climbed the croquembouche mountain.” I declared. “The croquem-what?” He asked. “The croquembouche mountain! I finished did my Daring Baker’s challenge. I [...]
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Croquembouche – Daring Bakers’ Challenge
Posted in Bake, Dare, tagged choux pastry, creme patiserrie, croquembouche, daring bakers', piece montee on May 30, 2010 | 62 Comments »
Santa Choux – and the end of my innocence…
Posted in Bake, Holiday, tagged choux pastry, Christmas, profiteroles, santa on December 8, 2009 | 38 Comments »
At age one, I was very scared of Santa. I can’t remember actually crying but pictures don’t lie – and there I am, in the little red outfit, with my mouth wide open, howling as any baby would if you put them infront of a strange pudgy man with a red suit and a long [...]