TBB – Kouign Amann

December 01, 2014 by Monica in Baking, Bread, Lesson, The Baking Bible

Not too long ago, most people didn’t know what a kouign amann was, let alone how delicious this sweet bread is. If you were familiar with the pastry—a buttery Breton specialty that’s somewhere between a croissant and brioche, with a layer of crispy caramelized sugar on top—you probably couldn’t shut up about it, and you probably moaned the fact that they were, up until recently, rather difficult to find outside of the coastal region of Brittany, in the northwest corner of France. Make them at home? Sure, you can try, but it’s not a casual undertaking… as I learned when it was part of Rose’s beta test list.

Banana Nut Muffins and a Product Review

August 24, 2014 by Monica in Baking, Breakfast, Quick Meal, Sponsor

If you been baking for as long as I have, you have seen how throughout the years more and more improvements are being made with methods and equipments. One of those have been the slowly and steady move from the traditional baking pans to baking with silicone made pans.

I have used silicone baking pans before and have mixed feeling about them. Some worked, while others were complete flops. I do have to be honest the flops were on the cheap end of the spectrum. But, my main concern was their general flimsiness and my visions of overflowing batter as the pan/cups folding unto itself creating a giant mess. Can you imagine cleaning an oven full of spilled batter? No bueno.

One bowl Chocolate Cake

March 29, 2014 by Monica in Baking, Cake, Desserts, Events, Sweets

I have been reading David Leite of Leite’s Culinaria since I found the great world of food blogging - about 6 year now. I follow and read a lot of food bloggers and everyone has their own style - funny, serious, informative. But David writing is just magical, his way with words is pure storytelling – when you read his post, which usually have a recipe in there, you loose yourself in it, forgetting – oh yeah, he is writing about biscuits here… he just has that ultimate ability of transporting you, his words are like a blanket that you wrap around youself for comfort. I had the pleasure of meeting him when I attended this event.

He was part of the speaker lineup and his topic was How to write Bigger, Better, More Badass Food Post. If I’m truly honest with myself, the whole trip centered in meeting this man and soaking up as much information as I could from him. And since then I have tried to follow everything he taught us that day, I can honestly say that my writing has improved.