It is a bumper year for persimmons here in Yamanashi, and I have been gifted them everywhere I turn. Now that the weather is turning chilly, I am craving warm desserts at the end of the day. Pies and tarts are all well and good, but sometimes I either don’t have the time, or the [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Apple Persimmon Crumble recipe: the lazy girl’s pie
Posted in Dessert, Recipe, tagged apple, cinnamon, crumble, Dessert, easy, hot, Japan, making, persimmon, Recipe, warm on November 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Pierre Herme Paris Week: Macarons: If you could taste colors, they would be this delicious
Posted in Dessert, French, tagged caramel, chloe, citron, cream, Dessert, fleur de sel, ganache, griotte, macaron, mosaic, pastry, pierre herme, pistachio, rose, tokyo, vanilla on November 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A few weeks ago, a friends introduced me to Pierre Herme. As someone who isn’t the biggest fan of chocolate, I still could appreciate the rotating chocolate displays and the swanky cafe at the Aoyama branch of Pierre Herme Paris. I’ve been back 3 times, and had a chance to sample some of the delicious [...]