Little clouds of souffle you won’t soon forget!
This week I’m teaching a class on souffles at Williams Sonoma.  Up until about 2 years ago I had never made a souffle of any type before (I thought). I have always been afraid to attempt making something so fragile that if you breath on it it might [...]

Bakalava, Chocolava, anything made with phyllo dough is fantastic!
I have been making bakalava since the early 70’s and I can’t believe I have never been intimidated by working with phyllo dough.  I love making anything with the stuff.  I have made little baskets to use as vessels for different appetizers. I have roll it up into roses to use [...]

The perfect Tiramisu is a balance of flavors of a sweet zabaglione, strong coffee, marsala wine, creamy mascarpone cheese and the dusting of unsweetened cocoa.
The February 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen and Deeba of Passionate About Baking. They chose Tiramisu as the challenge for the month. Their challenge [...]

I love all the flavors of Asian food and this has them all.
I remember the first Asian type salad I ever had and it was sitting by myself in a pub in Truckee, CA. Years ago, our family had gone on a ski trip during a spring break from school. One day they were skiing at [...]

Wonderful little pockets of  bread to hold all kinds of good fillings.
The pocket in pita bread is created by steam and when it flattens it leaves a pocket on the inside to hold all kinds of delicious fillings. Grilled veggies are great served in a pita. Or, you can use the pita to make individual [...]