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- A Clafouti For Chilly Days: Apples, Cranberries, and Vanilla Bean 4:20pm Nov 6
- A Little Candy Corn for Your Halloween Bowl 11:41am Oct 30
- Pomegranates, Fall, and Cookbooks 12:00am Oct 26
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- Field Guide to Candy Book Rele...
Omnivore Books
Saturday, October 17 at 3:00pm - Book Signing At Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books Store
Thursday, February 12 at 6:00pm - Book Signing At Omnivore Books
Omnivore Books
Saturday, January 24 at 3:00pm
A dear friend of mine just returned from Africa and brought me a wonderful gift: a literal bag of whole vanilla beans! Apparently vanilla beans are much less expensive in Africa (no doubt due to the vanilla bean powerhouse Madagascar)...
Hi all! In honor of Halloween, I thought I'd share this candy corn recipe from my cookbook. I also got to speak with the Saucy Sisters from Nashville about this Halloween staple; here's the podcast if you want to take...
Thanks to all of you who made it out to my book party last weekend! We had a brisk fall afternoon, a lovely crowd, and chocolates for all! I was flattered that so many guests commented on the Vanilla Bean...
Edited 10/25/09: In response to e-mails asking about the seeding method, I've expanded my post to include a more in-depth explanation of tempering chocolate. See below for the bolded questions "What is tempering chocolate?" and "What is the seeding method?"...
Dessert First
I'm thrilled to announce that my second book, Field Guide to Candy, is officially out! It's a comprehensive guide to over 100 candies from around the world. I'm excited to have my release party at Omnivore Books, the best bookstore for foodies in San Francisco! Please come celebrate as I talk about my book and candy-ma...king. There will be candy, of course, and copies of my book will be available! I hope you can come!Read More
Come celebrate the release of my second book!
Time:3:00PM Saturday, October 17th
Location:Omnivore Books
Two years ago, one of my long-cherished goals suddenly blossomed into reality: I was offered the chance to write a cookbook. A great deal of testing, retesting, writing, and rewriting later Field Guide to Cookies emerged. One year ago, just...
I am so glad that I was able to make it to BlogHer Food! The prospect of meeting friends I'd made through the food blogosphere, virtually in my backyard, was too compelling to ignore. Combine that with some extraordinarily educational...
Hello dear readers, I'm back from Hong Kong! I apologize that this won't be as comprehensive a travelogue as some of my other reports: a host of family obligations kept me from playing tourist as much as I wanted to....
Thanks to all my readers for your well-wishes - it's been a hectic, topsy-turvy couple of weeks but we are starting to get settled into our new home and we love it! It's no surprise, is it, that the first...
Want to know what the highlight of my last week was? Here's a clue: Yes, that's me standing next to my brand-new stove in my brand-new place. Excuse the ridiculous glare from the flash of the little handheld camera we...
When I worked at this chocolate cafe, we in the pastry kitchen were responsible for baking up all sorts of chocolate-intensive treats, as well as making the chocolate drinks that were the specialty of the house. From classic hot chocolate...
Apologies for not getting this post up by the end of last week, but I have two exciting updates on what's been going on in my life. The first is that I am moving to a brand-new place just outside...
You know what I just realized? I don't think I've ever done a post on pie crust! Not that I have anything against pies - one of my most vivid memories of childhood summers was my mom bringing home fresh...
Ok, I have a confession to make. Actually, two. Remember when I made these mango coconut verrines a few weeks ago? Well, they were supposed to have these little discs of coconut dacquoise nestled inside the layers as a crunchy...
Remember the chocolate salon I mentioned attending a couple of months ago? Not only was it a great place to meet chocolatiers both celebrated and up-and-coming, but also of course to meet fellow chocoholics. One person I was extremely excited...
