Pears are so delicate! I guess that is why I love them so much! No matter how you cook them, they are tasty, texturised and have a gorgeous color as well. However, they need to be paired with ingredients that can make them shine, otherwise the risk to overpower them is really high. I find…
Workshop Entremets – Octombrie 2018
Timpul zboara, asta-i clar! A trecut si Hans Ovando Masterclass, ne apropiem de Diego Lozano – Introducere in Ciocolaterie, dar vreau neaparat sa va arat la ce am muncit noi timp de trei zile saptamana trecuta in cadrul acestui workshop entremets (18/19/20 octombrie), caci a fost un curs extraordinar cu o mana de cursanti voiosi…
Hans Ovando Masterclass – How it was
Every single masterclass is a challenge and brings a reward! But you are never ready for the days to come, you are never ready for the amazement, for the amount of work, for the joy and laughter, for the friendships you make or build, for the knowledge you get, for the mind-opening moments you live….
{Black Sesame Entremet} – Entremet cu susan negru
My dessert or cake trials start like an adventure. I often try out recipes that taste wise come close to my favorite flavours (caramel, praline, pistachio, citrus fruits or other fresh fruits, chocolate), but more often my trials involve ingredients (or techniques) that I haven’t tried before. To me, this kind of tests are what…
{Cherry Chocolate Verrines} – Verine cu cirese si ciocolata
A while back I saw these cute little plant pot looking dessert glasses and this idea sparked my mind – what if I play around this idea and come up with something delicious to fill them with, followed by actually planting something in the edible soil?! It sounded fun so I ended up actually making…
Hans Ovando Masterclass
Evenimentul lunii octombrie la Horeca School este in mod cert Masterclassul sustinut de catre pastry chef Hans Ovando! Si desi mai avem cateva saptamani pana atunci, am inceput deja pregatirile, iar inscrierile sunt pe ultima suta de metri! Ciocolata, pralina de migdale, pralina de alune de padure, samburi de pin, arome fresh de citrice, toate…
{Caramelized Popcorn Chouquettes} – Chouquettes cu popcorn caramelizat
Oh boy, I love everything that is caramelized! It is such a cool technique to improve taste and texture even to a pastry product! Think about caramelized sugar, about caramelized butter/ brown butter, think about that golden crust on so many desserts. Superb! But then I discovered caramelized popcorn and my world has turned upside…
{Mango Passion Fruit Caramels} – Caramele cu mango si fructul pasiunii
It’s been a few years since I played around with the idea of caramels, but here they are, making an entrance once again. Not your regular sea salt caramels this time though. These particular ones are tangy and intense, packed with flavor and have the best texture ever! And they are really not that difficult…
{Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies} – Fursecuri cu picaturi de ciocolata si cafea
There are plenty of chocolate chip cookie recipes on this blog, from my favorites to these brown butter chocolate chip cookies, but somehow I felt the need to try one more recipe. You cannot blame me though. Look at these beautiful Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies! The flavor is so intense due to using espresso powder….
Scoala de Vara – Curs Intensiv de Cofetarie
Un articol scris acum cateva saptamani anunta un curs cu adevarat unic in Romania, intensiv, in cadrul caruia fiecare cursant isi lucreaza propriile produse. L-am numit simplu Scoala de Vara – Curs Intensiv de Cofetarie si astazi vreau sa va arat cum a fost si cum va mai fi, de fapt, si datile viitoare, caci urmeaza…
{St. Honore Tartlettes} – Tarte St. Honore
French pastries are some of the best in the world, new all agree on that. What I love about them though is not necessarily the taste and texture, but the fact that they represent the norm, they are the base of everything else. Starting from any of them French desserts, one can easily create something…
{Pistachio Raspberry Tartelettes} – Tarte cu fistic si zmeura
Truth is that the last couple of weeks, if not months, have been so so intense with classes and masterclasses and so much recipe research and tasting. Not that I am complaining as it’s been so fun and delightful! It’s like a dream job – making desserts and teaching people – it’s like living my…
