Christmas came and went with a flurry. The New Year was rung in with a bash. And now– it is January. I must say, that as ready as I am for the holidays to come, each year, I am equally ready to say farewell!
For me, it is was the holiday of cakes. A bûche de noël for Christmas, and a crepe cake for New Year’s Eve makes for one sugar-kissed girl! I know that the holiday has passed, but here is a picture of the bûche anyways. Until next year!
from Nosheteria
Is it possible that Christmas is already here? It feels like only yesterday that I was laying a butter-drenched cheese cloth over my Thanksgiving turkey, and shoving it in the oven.
This Christmas we’re breaking our Jewish tradition of a day at the movies, followed by a meal of Chinese food. We’re going to Brooklyn to celebrate the holiday with friends who are fabulous cooks in their own right. So, I am off kitchen-duties for this holiday. But I do have one contribution to the meal– dessert. I decided to get festive this year, and make my very first bûche de noël. It has been a process, but with eggs, sugar, and butter as my companions, I have made it through relatively unscathed.
There is the vanilla genoise as the cake. It is so light and thin, perfect for rolling. I decided the filling [...]
