Let’s first take care of a little business about the two different spellings of the name. The ancestral spelling is Cannelés de Bordeaux. Cannelé is an old French word that simply means,“fluted.” The reason why there are two spellings of Cannelé is because the people of Bordeaux are protective of their little pastry and wanting……...
You only need two macaron recipes; a reliable plain recipe that you can color any which way you desire and a great chocolate macaron recipe. Even with cacao powder aiding the taste of a chocolate macaron, most of the flavor of a macaron will come from the center filling. I am very picky about that……....
After I was dismissed from Kinkaid’s, I had to find a job fast. There was no chance that I was going back to Florida. I was on my own for the first time and I loved it. It was my version of going away to college. I had roommates, a steady diet of pizza and……...
Escaping the looney bin of the Pink Elephant and Gasparilla Island was only temporary. I found myself back on that island just a few months later with a new kitchen and a new bunch of misfits including a familiar face, Jeff Morales. He was still his obnoxious New York self. I was looking for a……...
When I was 15 years old, I was dreaming of girls and cars. I knew I couldn’t get a date without having a car. I didn’t even own a bike. Even if I did own a bike, how was I going to ask a girl out on a date? I couldn’t pick her up on……...