The basic cream puff may be dressed up in many ways.

In this post, I used Chef John's recipe for 'crack' cream puffs in which a crunchy sugar cookie type topping is placed on a larger than usual cream puff before baking.  I also made the vanilla bean pastry cream to fill the puffs but skipped the chocolate base for the puffs because, unlike my ( Read more... )

My last post of 2017 is a testament to the diversity of cooking ... plain home style cooking made with basic ingredients and fancy dishes that you'll find in elegant restaurants or serve to special guests at your table.

Paprika Potatoes - a PLAIN Hungarian inspired potato dish commonly served in the home kitchen and often meatless. If you want ( Read more... )