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Baking Pumpkin Bars for Eighty

Recently, a friend was cooking at a dinner for eighty people, one of these social events where everyone pitches in to help cover the costs of the food. Being from the panhandle of Florida, she was preparing a Cajun-inspi…
Baking: Lychee and Rhubarb Pie

Two weekends ago I traveled to Samut Songkhram, the smallest of Thailand's 77 provinces, located about ninety minutes to the southwest of Bangkok. There I had lunch with Ajarn Yai (literally, "big teacher"), the retired…
Sweet Potato Pecan Pie

A few weeks ago a friend asked me to show her how to make pie crust. When I asked what kind of pie she wanted to make, she suggested a sweet potato pie. I'm ashamed to admit it, but I've never had a sweet potato pie. Non…
Attempt to Bake Gougères

A few weeks ago, I tried my hand at making gougères, a French pastry that the ever-helpful 101cookbooks.com describes as "golden pom-poms of cheese-crusted magic." They use a dough similar to the choux pastry dough used…
Making Chocolates at Baker Republic

In February, a new store opened on Sukhuvmit Soi 49. Called Baker Republic, it specializes in the supplies candy and cake-makers need to produce the finest desserts. In the run-up to Valentine's Day, they offered complim…
Sunday Brunch

Sunday morning we hosted brunch for a group of friends, all of whom work (or used to work) in the aviation industry. Needless to say, the topic of conversation frequently turned back to shared work experiences. Despite…
Baking Pecan Tarts

Every time I visit the US, I make a trip to Costco and buy several pounds of pecans and walnuts. Nuts (with the exception of cashews, peanuts, and macadamias, all of which are grown locally) are very expensive here in T…
Baking: Chocolate Raspberry Bundt Cake Soaked in Raspberry Syrup

Chocolate Raspberry Bundt Cake Soaked in Raspberry Sauce Recipe Source:‎Week of Menus Time: About 2 hours Taste: 4/5 Fancy Factor: 4/5 One of my favorite cooking-related websites is Week of Menus. Written by Joanne Ch…
A Little Pre-Hawai'i Cooking

The day I filmed the Almost No-Knead Bread video, I got some extra cooking done. It made sense to have just a little more home cooking before we head off to Kauai for my cousin's wedding. The meal: Indian spice rub po…
Food in Bangkok: BKK Bagel Bakery

First it was the cheesecake; now the bagels have arrived. There seems to be a growing affinity for things New York (or, at least, things perceived to be in the New York style) here in Bangkok. This trend first caught m…