african vanielje on Jul 01 2008 | Filed under: Fruit, WTSIM..., baking, food blogging event, sweet kitchen
Doesn’t this photo just say it all. Summer on a plate. I defy anyone not to dive in when a platter of these makes its appearance at any summer party. I can barely believe that these were an afterthought. They were the leftovers from a batch of puff pastry I made [...]
african vanielje on Mar 09 2008 | Filed under: vkcb
These gorgeous little pastry creampuffs should be the size of a plum. Small enough to eat in one bite but big enough to have to stretch your jaws to get that one bite in!
First make the Choux pastry.
Once baked and cooled, pipe some sweetened Chantilly cream into the buns until the cream is bursting [...]
african vanielje on Mar 09 2008 | Filed under: Africa, awards, baking, sweet kitchen
This one’s for Marye, following her request for me to ‘post something yummy!’ And what could be more yummy than a chocolate profiterole. Okay, a whole pile of them! True! But only if you vote for me. Blackmail? I prefer to think of it as gentle persuasion.
First [...]
