Crème brûlée, a rich, indulgent dessert classic, is surprisingly easy to make – four simple ingredients, a little technical skill (easily established with a few rounds of practice), and voilà! You’ve got a luxurious dessert that never disappoints. Ingredients: 1 cup Heavy Cream 2 Egg Yokes 1/4 cup Sugar Vanilla Bean (optional, for flavor, you…
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Kouign-amann
Kouign-amann, sometimes referred to as a Breton Cake in deference to it’s origins, Brittany, is one of the most delightful pastries I have ever come across – caramel crusted bread, laminated with pockets of buttery sweetness – who could resist? I think the best way to describe kouign-amann is as a cross between a croissant…
Carrot and Beef Stew with Red Wine
A classic French style beef stew with all of the usual characters – bacon, garlic, rosemary, onions, thyme, cognac, and lots of red wine. I served the stew with a side of roasted potatoes. Usually I like to cook my beef stew Belgium style, with lot of beer instead of wine, but I decided to…
French Bread
It has been eons since I have baked a classic French Bread. I usually skip right over it in favor of egg rich breads or breads with different flours and flavors. In my years of baking bread I have learned two things 1) practice makes perfect and 2) that said practice needs to be continuous….
The Ephemeral Bee 