In honor of Victor Hugo’s birthday, I made brioche.
Category: Bread
Smørrebrød
I became a Smørrebrød convert this year!
Yeasted Beer Bread and Pumpkin Truffle Soup
It’s fairly trendy to be a geek nowadays. There are all sorts of infographics on the web, explaining how people can tell if they’re a geek, nerd or dork. There’s even a…
A Tale of Two Brioches
At first glance, they don’t look anything alike; I know. And yet, both the shiny-with-butter French brioche up top and the sprinkled-with-colored-sugar New Orleans Kings cake underneath are made of the same…
Soulatgé, bread, pottery
There comes a time, every fall, when I start to realize quite how much I miss Paziols. Leaving Paziols isn’t like leaving New York. I never stay in New York long; I’m…
Bent-Out-of-Shape Pretzels
I sometimes wonder who the first person was who decided to use the phrase “bent out of shape” to describe another human being. It makes me think of a paperclip that someone’s…
Medieval Dinner
Working in Paziols is unlike working anywhere else: at most jobs, you arrive and you know approximately what your day is going to look like–make some calls, finish a project or two,…
It’s all in the family…
I never wanted to go into the family business–then again, when your math skills are sub-par and the “family business” is an economic career you barely understand, it’s not a difficult decision…
Cucugnan
Yes, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. I am here. I am ready. Today is the day that I finally get off my lazy butt and tell you all about our…
Le Quignon
For my father, the worst possible thing that could happen to any of his daughers would be if we were to end up “playing house.” My mother is a stay-at-home mom, but…