Category: pastry

Individual Chocolate Nut Pies

The rich filling for these little pies is a mixture of bittersweet chocolate, corn syrup, eggs, and mixed nuts. Baked in a classic graham cracker crust in individual ramekins, they are easy and delicious.

Sep 23, 2011 | 1 comment View Post

Choux á la Crème

Similar to ones my mother used to prepare, these cream puffs are filled with blackberry preserves and whipped cream and served on a simple but particularly flavorful chocolate sauce.

Sep 18, 2011 | 6 comments View Post

Crystallized Puff Paste of Orange

Caramelized puff pastry rounds are covered with pastry cream and orange segments and finished with a glaze.

Sep 18, 2011 | 4 comments View Post

Chocolate Paris-Brest Cake

Resembling a wheel, this French pastry is thought to have been created by a Parisian pastry chef to celebrate the famous bicycle race from Paris to Brest, in Brittany.

Sep 18, 2011 | 2 comments View Post

Cheesecake with Apricot-Blueberry Sauce

This cheesecake recipe remains my wife’s favorite and also that of my brother, who discovered it on his first trip to America. It’s dense, rich, and yet delicate. I like it served cool, but not ice cold.

Sep 11, 2011 | 4 comments View Post

Tarte Tatin

Tarte Tatin, the famous upside-down caramelized apple tart created many years ago by the two Tatin sisters, is an example of a dish that originated in a home kitchen and eventually made its way into most of the great restaurants.

Sep 11, 2011 | 0 comments View Post