Cooking
It would seem I'm not supposed to get any sleep on Sunday nights.
Something I've been wanting to do for ages now; make my own croissants and/or pain au chocolat.
Since Matt's about ready to celebrate a birthday, and because he's quite fond of them, I decided to (finally) try making Pain Au Chocolat, using Jacques Torres's recipe.
I was unable to start on the dough as early as I'd hoped, and the way things worked out, the pastries didn't come out of the oven until close to five AM.
But when they did, they sure were pretty!
I felt almost guilty, spreading all that butter over the dough, but I know that's what makes puff pastry so darn good!
I still have my no-eating thyroid med-related wait to try one myself (and yes, I'm going to do just that...after a nice long nap), but Matt said they tasted exactly as they should.
Matt says this: "Flaky. Light. Chocolatey. Buttery. Yum"
And I can cross one more 'to do' off my list!
Blogging by Mail, the Holiday Edition, is going on now! Sign-ups will be open until this Thursday, 16 November.
Blog Party#16 is coming, and this month, we're turning our favorite take-out foods into cocktail party fare! Browse those take-out menus, and get your entries to me no later than This Thursday, 16 November...early is always good...by leaving a link here in the comments, or firing off an email to thehappysorceress at gmail dot com. Tell a friend, and hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food & Drink + Pain Au Chocolat + Baking + Pastry + Jacques Torres + Breakfast + Chocolate
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Cooking
Pain au Chocolat
It would seem I'm not supposed to get any sleep on Sunday nights.
Something I've been wanting to do for ages now; make my own croissants and/or pain au chocolat.
Since Matt's about ready to celebrate a birthday, and because he's quite fond of them, I decided to (finally) try making Pain Au Chocolat, using Jacques Torres's recipe.
I was unable to start on the dough as early as I'd hoped, and the way things worked out, the pastries didn't come out of the oven until close to five AM.
But when they did, they sure were pretty!
I felt almost guilty, spreading all that butter over the dough, but I know that's what makes puff pastry so darn good!
I still have my no-eating thyroid med-related wait to try one myself (and yes, I'm going to do just that...after a nice long nap), but Matt said they tasted exactly as they should.
Matt says this: "Flaky. Light. Chocolatey. Buttery. Yum"
And I can cross one more 'to do' off my list!
Blogging by Mail, the Holiday Edition, is going on now! Sign-ups will be open until this Thursday, 16 November.
Blog Party#16 is coming, and this month, we're turning our favorite take-out foods into cocktail party fare! Browse those take-out menus, and get your entries to me no later than This Thursday, 16 November...early is always good...by leaving a link here in the comments, or firing off an email to thehappysorceress at gmail dot com. Tell a friend, and hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food & Drink + Pain Au Chocolat + Baking + Pastry + Jacques Torres + Breakfast + Chocolate
- The Best Fried Chicken In The Us Of A
(The opinions expressed in the recipe are from the author, and not necessarily those of the Happy Sorceress or her editing staff) From Collector's Press Retro Diner, a very good fried chicken recipe, although I hesitate to call it 'the best'....
- Wdb: All For One, And One For All
While it does happen more these days, the odds of the camera being handy aren't good. This is a rare moment, caught on film! Sweetnicks has more puppy cuteness for you Sunday night... Blogging by Mail, the Holiday Edition, is going on now!...
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Although there have been some bizarre spikes in temperature (and I'd appreciate it if Mother Nature would make up her mind already...hot or cold? Pick one, already!), it is officially Autumn. I very much want to incorporate fall flavors into my cooking...
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