12 Monday Nov 2012
The macarons at Panya can be a little dry and are often gummy, but the wasabi macaron I had today was surprisingly palatable. They are $1.50 per piece and should be brought to room temperature before consumption.
Panya
8 Stuyvesant Street
New York NY 10003
(212) 777-1930
06 Tuesday Nov 2012
Tags
choux pastry, cream puffs, French, Japanese, Mugino, new york, NYC
Beard Papa’s is selling mouthwatering autumnal pumpkin cream puffs. They are filled with their signature cream custard but are topped with a fragrant pumpkin purée/Belgian white chocolate paste and a few pumpkin seeds. This special treat reminds me of a mont-blanc aux marrons.
Beard Papa’s (Upper West Side)
2167 Broadway
New York NY 10024
25 Wednesday Jul 2012
Tags
azahar, fleur d'oranger, Ladurée, Marshmallows, orange blossom water, oranger, recipe, smitten kitchen, ماء الزهر
I just finished a batch of orange blossom marshmallows. They were so easy to make. I just used a smitten kitten recipe.
The worst part was waiting for the sugar mixture to get to 240 degrees.
I am going to make another batch this afternoon of plain vanilla ones, just have to get some vanilla beans first.
I am so excited about all the cookie cutter shapes I’m going to use to make cute marshmallows cut outs!
I used to think Ladurée’s guimauve macaron filling was gross but now that I know what goes into making a marshmallow, I kind of love the idea of the incroyable macarons!
11 Wednesday Jul 2012
I went to Ladurée yesterday for the first time in weeks. I had been so upset about the discontinuation of the muguet (lily of the valley) flavor that I couldn’t bare even to pass by the storefront.
Overwhelmed with curiosity about the new summer flavors, I found myself in line once again trying to decide which of the new boxes I was going to buy for my collection. I chose this one in honor of the “Queen’s Diamond Jubilee”.
New flavors include basil & lime, strawberry & poppy (not poppyseed, but poppy petals), and the latest “incroyable” strawberry, with a guimauve (marshmallow) filling and a bit of sugar sprinkled on top.
Chinook Olive 