beckyA beautiful piped rainbow meringue wreath centerpiece to celebrate Pride. Learn how to make a meringue wreath with this step-by-step recipe. What Inspired This Rainbow Meringue Wreath? In my home cities of New York and …
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British Classics Workshop at Bread Ahead Bakery
Yesterday I attended a day course at Bread Ahead Bakery and School, located inside London’s Borough Market. I’ve followed this bakery on social media for years, added their cookbook to my Amazon wishlist, and even …
Pastry School Diary – Basic Pâtisserie, Weeks 10 – 12
The first half of our Basic Pâtisserie final was a written (theory) exam, which covered everything we learned over the course of the term including recipes, methods, ingredients, health and safety, French terminology, etc. I …
Pastry School Diary – Basic Pâtisserie, Week 9
Week 9: Petit fours, chestnut cake, ice cream, and macarons! After a long bank holiday weekend, week nine of Basic Pâtisserie began with an 8 am practical, where we made the chocolate chestnut cake we’d …
Soda Bread Recipe
Made with whole wheat flour, honey, and mixed dried fruit, this easy soda bread recipe makes a great starter recipe for novice bakers. Slice and serve homemade soda bread while still slightly warm, with a …
Pastry School Diary – Basic Pâtisserie, Weeks 7 and 8
Cake, cake and more cake in weeks seven and eight! Week eight was a short one with only two days of classes, so I’ve combined the two weeks into one diary entry. Génoise Cake Week …
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.