For this week’s #BakingWithBeth, we’re recreating one of the most delicious cookies encountered in my travels – chocolate covered alfajores. We first discovered chocolate covered alfajores in Pichilemu during our two week stay at a family run hostel in Chile. The town of Pichilemu is known for the black beaches and waves. One of the many […]
Italian Macarons
Early this week, I shared the backstory and history of my love affair with macarons and today for #BakingWithBeth recipe number six, I’m going to share my go-to Italian macaron recipe. As well as my favorite macarons I’ve ever created. There will also be a bonus recipe with my go-to French macaron recipe in the coming days. Macaron comes from the Italian […]
My Love Affair with Macarons
To fully appreciate a story, I feel like it helps to understand the history. This is the backstory behind my love affair with macarons and how it all began. Like all good love affairs, this story involves indulgence, excitement, frustration, tears and, of course, Paris! I remember the first time I ate a macaron. It […]
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
For the fourth installment of the #BakingWithBeth series, we’re sticking with the classic, old-fashion cake theme one more time and making a pineapple upside down cake. There will still be more cake throughout the series. And likely Definitely more cakes from old southern and church cookbook recipes. As I’ve let nostalgia guide the beginning of the series, week four is […]
#BakingWithBeth
When I moved back to Los Angeles, I had the specific goal of finding a job as a pastry chef at a restaurant. I felt that it was the best place to continue to build on my technical skills and I could improve in a faster period of time. At the end of November, my […]
End of Summer: State of the Union
Okay, here goes nothing. This post has been written in my head, and talked about with friends for weeks now. Probably more like months. I got a little stuck on how to get back in the swing of things. The last blog post was about the Women Chefs and Restaurateurs National Conference that I attended […]
Women Chefs and Restaurateurs National Conference
A few weeks before I was moving back to Los Angeles, a friend texted me about this Women Chefs and Restaurateurs National Conference, which was taking place the second week I was back. The conference was a little pricey (with all the other moving costs, etc currently), so I debated attending the event for a few days. […]
What Makes a Chef a Chef?
It all began one June evening, watching the sunset melt over London at the end of a long summer day. My friend and I were getting ready to enjoy a rooftop film screening. He’s a chef, and I was telling him about the work experience ideas I had for my culinary school course. My plans […]