French Jews and Muslims Vow to Stop Conflict by Baking
In Paris a group of Jewish and Muslim French women get together to bake pastries and not talk about politics in the Middle East. They call themselves Les Bâtisseuses de Paix, or Peace Builders, and they hope to prevent the spread of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to France, where 5 million Muslims and 600,000 Jews live.
Cupcakes are one of my favorite things, so I thought I'd died and gone to heaven when I saw
Renees3's recipe. She starts with chocolate cupcakes, stuffs them with a white chocolate filling, ices them with a cream cheese frosting, and tops them off with a drizzling of seedless raspberry sauce. When Renees3 couldn't find an adequate cupcake recipe, she decided to adapt a bunch of different recipes to make her own customized cupcakes.
On a recent trip to my local farmers market, I discovered a bunch of beautiful baskets overflowing with
figs. Figs have a quick season, so I knew I had to make something pronto. Rather than bake or poach the fruit as I usually do, I wanted to try something new.
How clever is this fabulous
presentation of milk and cookies?. Instead of serving the cookie on a boring plate and the milk in a regular glass, it's served like a dessert cocktail. — The Boastful Baker
Recently my pal Julie and I got into a debate over which was better:
blondies or brownies. In my opinion, nothing can trump a good brownie, but she doesn't agree. After our conversation I realized that even with
all of my baking, I was guilty of blondie-discrimination.
With the lovely weather of
Summer, who wants to spend all day indoors baking. Not me. Thankfully, I came across this sweet and tart lemon confection that is quick and simple.
