On the particular day when I baked these cookies, I had salty/sweet on the brain. It was a Tuesday morning, and Tuesday mornings at culinary school are a bit of a lazy bore. Four straight hours of theory class. Yes. Four. Hours. Straight. Two hours of ‘bullying in the workplace’ and two hours of ‘intro to hospitality’, back to back, in the same classroom, with the same group. I LOSE … Continue reading →
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Crepes with Nutella and Strawberries
These are my mum’s crepes. Mum has made crepes for as long as I can remember. These are actually the Polish version of crepes, and are called nalesniki. When I was young, I was a brat and used to rebel against the Polish nalesniki she made, saying that I wanted thick, American, REAL pancakes, not her silly crepes. Now that I’m grown up and have a bit a lot more … Continue reading →
Little Apple, Raspberry and Custard Pies
I baked these when I was in Poland, for my mum’s birthday. She requested my little apple pies and I thought I’d make them a little differently by adding some custard and raspberries and trying out a new pastry recipe. It was winter in Poland, so raspberries weren’t available fresh, but my uncle makes his own preserves at the end of every summer so I used a jar of his … Continue reading →