I first made this Garlic Cheesy Monkey Bread from Joanne Chang’s Pastry Love earlier this year when we started shelter in place and I was in serious need of some comfort food, and it turns out that comfort food craving continued as this year kept going. I’d never made a savory version of monkey bread […]...
Parmesan Chive Scones
These parmesan chive scones from Pastry Love by Joanne Chang are my perfect savory scone. While I have a pile of sweet recipes to try, sometimes I need something non-sweet to cut through the all the sugary treats. These scones are wonderfully rich and fluffy, cheesy and slightly peppery, and ideal for the bread basket […]...
Chinese New Year Cotton Cheesecake (Year of the Rat)
The lunar new year is on January 25, and I’m celebrating the Year the Rat with some cheesecake. Namely, Japanese style cotton cheesecake adapted from Joanne Chang’s Pastry Love. Coincidentally, this recipe appeared in the New York Times around the time I was contemplating making it so maybe we were on the same wavelength! […]...
Brown Butter Cinnamon Rolls from Pastry Love
Happy almost-Christmas! These brown butter cinnamon rolls from Joanne Chang’s new cookbook Pastry Love are on the list for the Christmas morning breakfast menu. They’re one of my favorite recipes from her latest book, and there were a lot of contenders to choose from – I almost earmarked the entire table of contents! If you […]...