beckyPrepared with mascarpone cream, homemade jam, and fresh thyme leaves, these strawberry puff pastry hearts make a delightful Valentine’s Day brunch treat, or a lovely mascarpone strawberry dessert! What’s Great About These Strawberry Puff Pastry …
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Italian Rainbow Brownies
A recipe for Italian rainbow brownies. This rainbow brownie recipe features Italian rainbow cookies, a traditional Italian-American pastry consisting of jam, sponge cake, and chocolate. Perfect for Pride month, rainbow themed celebrations, or any occasion …
Gingerbread Loaf Recipe with Walnuts and Pears
My gingerbread loaf recipe is the quintessential holiday bake. Made with molasses, ginger, walnuts, caramelized pears, and warm autumn spices, I love this pear gingerbread loaf because it captures all of the best flavors of …
Pumpkin Spice Caramels Recipe
Made with granulated sugar, warm autumn spices, apple juice, cream, and real pumpkin purée, this easy-to-make pumpkin spice caramels recipe captures all of the best flavors of fall. Why Make This Pumpkin Spice Caramels Recipe? …
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cookies
Made with warm autumn spices, brown sugar, and real puréed pumpkin, plus a stuffed cream cheese surprise in the middle, these pumpkin cream cheese cookies are perfect for fall! What Inspired These Pumpkin Cream Cheese …
Sugar Art Essential Techniques Class
Last week I participated in an intensive Sugar Art Essential Techniques class at my pastry school alma mater, Le Cordon Bleu London. Sugar Techniques at LCB…Finally! I’d had my eye on this class for several …
Rebecca Frey is a freelance recipe developer, food writer, photographer, stylist, and pastry chef. She earned the Diplôme de Pâtisserie (French Pastry Techniques Diploma) from Le Cordon Bleu London in 2020 and an MSc in Culinary Innovation from Birkbeck, University of London in 2022, where she focused her dissertation research on Pennsylvania Dutch recipes. She also holds a Professional Chocolatier’s Certificate from Ecole Chocolat. Rebecca has developed recipes for websites including Serious Eats, The Spruce Eats, Wine Enthusiast, and others. Follow her on Instagram @bastecutfold.