lemon creme

[adularia]

Dessert last night, mostly from things around the house

Comments

[phinnia]

mmm, awesome desserts. <3 i think it's a fabulous idea.

[adularia]

Oh hai: my new distraction at work is http://onlinepastrychef.wordpress.com.

She's a trained pastry chef. With an awesome blogging voice and a bent toward explaining exactly how processes work (which is why I love How to Read a French Fry and What Einstein Told His Cook.)

[phinnia]

eee, that looks awesome <3 <3
have you read Cookwise by Shirley Corriher? it's possibly the best book I've read about food science and process - how things work and why they work and how to tweak things to achieve certain ends.

[brewsternorth]

...that sounds like a book I must have. Those are probably a few of the issues I angst about most when I cook. (Not often.)

[brewsternorth]

This may seem odd, but have you tried the fat-free Fig Newtons? The net effect of taking the fat out of the bready stuff is that it makes it less freakishly stick-your-teeth-together and more tasty.

[gipsieee]

That sounds really good!
-B

[corivax]

There is an awful crepery in Olympia that nevertheless does an awesome lavender lemonade. Your recipe reminds me of that.