I’ve been making macarons for years now, but I do remember the start being quite terrifying as everything I read online about macarons painted them in the image of a very difficult dessert to make. And they do are difficult, but in the meantime I found desserts that I feel are much more difficult to…
Pistachio and Momofuku are two terms that I absolutely love, therefore it should surprise no one that I finally put them together in a pistachio Momofuku cake. I love pistachio for its green vibrant color and rich taste and Momofuku through its simplicity of approaching desserts and layering. During my first years of baking, Momofuku…
Dubai chocolate has conquered the world! Or so it feels. Anywhere I look I see either a tablet or some dessert that has a layer of pistachio kataif filling. And I am not one to complain because pistachio is my favorite dessert flavor. I am here for it in fact, enjoying every second of it…
What is Praline Paste? Homemade praline paste is a rich, nutty paste made by grinding caramelized nuts into a smooth or slightly coarse paste consistency. The most common nuts used are hazelnuts, often in a 50-50 blend, but other nuts like pistachios, almonds or pecans can also be used. The nuts are first toasted to…
This pistachio baklava cake is a unique and decadent dessert that combined the flavors and textures of a baklava with a rich and moist pistachio cake. layers of buttery phyllo dough are filled with a sweet and nutty pistachio mixture then drizzled with plenty of syrup and carefully placed on top of a moist and…
Pistachio is one of the flavors I love the most to eat and work with! It is a flavor that can easily be overpowered by other flavors, one that is also quite difficult to intensify in a dessert. But whenever I get the chance to work with it I grab it, that’s for sure! It’s…