A couple days ago, I went to a lovely french-speaking meetup here in Toronto in a great pastry shop to talk about life and eat a few Galette des Rois slices. In a certain part of the conversation, one of the ladies mentioned that she was going to make a roadtrip from Nova Scotia to British Columbia in the weeks to come. I don't expect you to know geography pretty well, but that basically means that she would cross Canada from west to east. If you happened to look at the maps recently, this is ...
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Pastries, heat and the joy of living in Paris
Living in Paris is pure joy. It means seeing worldwide known monuments each time I leave to school or go out at night, eating the best food possible, or even losing weight due to long and intentional walks to savour every single bit of this amazing city. But recently, it also meant being melted by the heat wave that approached central Europe last week. From one side, it was impossible to sleep, especially considering that my bed is very close to the roof -- which makes it much hotter or ...
Back to Paris (or my first week in the Intermediate Pastry)
So it has finally arrived. The day I would return to Paris. Last time it was a blast. Almost two months of pure joy, friends, sweets, sugar, butter, tears and the certainty that being in the path to become a pastry chef is what I've always dreamt of. I couldn't ask for more. The months preceding my return were a bit turbulent, but interesting. I've been to about 4 different countries, 5-6 different cities, moved to Canada (which is an awesome place to live, despite the cold), worked for a ...
Raspberry and White Chocolate Muffins
I've always been a big fan of berries in general: blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, cherries, cranberries, you name it. The only problem is that back in Brazil we have a serious problem with getting them. It's far too hot to grow them in most of the country, and once we get them from the small producers (or worse, imported), the price is usually too high to spend them in a cooking recipe (or sometimes to even purchase it at all). Strawberries are the most common, with a ...