Basics

Carrot Cake Cream Cheese Frosting and Layer Filling

Delicious and easy! The quantity of frosting is enough for frosting and filling of two 9 inch cake pans. The cake is better on the second day.

The original recipe from Escoffiers’ Le Guide Culinaire, the “bible” of French cooking.

Sofrito is a slowly sautéed pepper-garlic-tomato sauce used in the Spanish and Italian cuisine (sofreir = to sauté lightly in Spanish).

Yield: makes about 4 cups (1 Liter) Time: 45 minutes This Fish Stock aka Fish Fumet recipe …

To purge raw mussels of sand and debris inside their digestive tracks follow this age-old procedure

A Tagine or Tajine is both the name of the dish and the glazed earthenware …

One of the most common types of pastry is shortcrust pastry. It is used for both sweet and savory pies, tarts, pastries, and quiches.

Béchamel sauce also known as white sauce, is made from a white roux (butter and flour) and milk.