Most Valentine’s Day recipes focus on chocolates, cookies, cakes, and sweets. This year, I thought it might be fun to switch things up with a Valentine bake better suited to breakfast than dessert. Inspired by …
Peach and Mascarpone Pastries for National Peach Month
Did you know that August is National Peach Month in the United States? It’s Peach Season! I always look forward to peach season in the summertime. Canned or frozen peaches are fine for things like …
Blackberry Cream Cheese Pastries
One of the best things about the start of summer is the sudden abundance of fresh, local berries. After eating subpar (and often flavorless) imported supermarket berries all winter long, it’s always a refreshing change …
Mixed Berry Breakfast Pastries
These mixed berry breakfast pastries (a.k.a. fancy homemade pop tarts) are the perfect way to use up an excess of fresh summer fruit. While most homemade pop tart recipes call for a shortcrust pastry or …
Patriotic macarons for July 4th!
Macarons, macarons! Of all of the French recipes I looked forward to learning in pastry school, one of the things I most wanted to learn was the proper technique for making a classic macaron cookie. …
Miniature Pumpkin Spice Breakfast Pastries
Pumpkin spice season is officially in full-swing! Pumpkin spice candles, doughnuts, muffins, yogurts, and of course, the ubiquitous pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks. So why not pumpkin spice breakfast pastries, too? These miniature Pop Tart-inspired …