A Life in Baking, Pastry, and Libations.
Ricotta is underrated in the cheese world—always a supporting actress but never the lead. Cheese connoisseurs wax poetic about the vintage of a Cheddar cheese or the stink of a blue cheese but I’ve never heard people swoon over ricotta (unless they’re debating which ricotta makes the best cannoli filling). This ability to fade into... Continue Reading →
Although ricotta is ridiculously easy to make, I've never made it at work because I can buy a high-quality cheese from most of my wholesalers. I've been thinking about an olive oil, ricotta, and honey dessert but it didn't seem very exciting to plop some plain old ricotta on the plate. So, I tried making... Continue Reading →
With the brisk chill of autumn approaching, our appetites crave hearty comfort food. It's an awkward time for pastry as summer fruits drift slowly out of season but fall crops have yet to come to fruition. The nights may be chilly but the days are still too long for the cinnamon-scented warmth of pumpkin pie... Continue Reading →
Buttery. Salted. Caramel. 