Bouchon Bakery: Caramel Apples

Caramel apples always brings me back to my childhood and celebrating Halloween - bobbing for apples, dipping them in caramel, then the puzzle of how to expand my jaw to bite into them. I never actually liked eating them though because there was too much apple in proportion to caramel. I decided for this recipe I’d make miniature caramel apples! I loved how they turned out.

Bouchon Bakery: Witch Hats

These Halloween treats are decadent versions of s’mores with a Speculoos cookie brim (delicious on it’s own), piped homemade marshmallow for the point and a chocolate covering to give them a wicked look.

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Bouchon Bakery: Marshmallow Eggs

Happy Easter!

I love Easter eggs. Dyeing, hiding or making them. I’d add hunting but apparently I’m too old much like for trick-or-treating. I like that both involve a search for some type of treasure which is similar to the way I specifically go out to find pastries. Yes, that is my grown up way of participating in my childhood past times.

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