RECIPE: Crème Pâtissière

Most lovers of cake and pastry have eaten crème pâtissière without knowing what it is. A French standard, crème pâtissière—prnounced CREM pah-tees-YAIR, French for pastry cream—is a stirred custard thickened with cornstarch or flour and typically flavored with vanilla (other flavors can be used). Crème pâtissière is made of egg yolks, sugar and cream or…
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Candied Lemon Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Start the new year with a new cookie recipe. Photo courtesy GoBoldWithButter.com.   Whether for dessert on New Year’s Eve or a special snack on New Year’s Day, we like to start the new year with a new cookie recipe—something different and exciting that we never get around to during the year, something perhaps a…
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RECIPE: Fingerling Potatoes In Mushroom Sauce

Rich in flavor and texture: a delicious potato-mushroom casserole. Photo courtesy PotatoGoodness.com.   Are you making a special New Year’s Eve dinner? This dressed up fingerling potato dish in a rich wild mushroom sauce is a festive side. Plus, it’s an easy, one-skillet dish. It’s from the United States Potato Association, which has many more…
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