cannelés

This past weekend in Seattle, I made it my mission to find a canelé.
 The whole weekend I could almost taste this incredible french pastry, but out of the ten bakeries I went to, cannelés were definitely not on the menu! Supposedly, Honore Bakery in Ballard has incredible cannelés, but they are closed til' Wednesday!
 Anyways, now I am going to have to try and whip up some cannelés at home and thank god for Chez Pim's detailed recipe (which is far too long to include in this post), so head over to her site to find out her method; something involving beeswax and copper molds. 

Via Chez Pim

Trust me, they are worth the effort!

Home Cookin'

Since I've been home, Brittany and I finally have been baking/cooking. Last night we made a baklava galette.  It was delicious and nutty, with an frangipani cream underneath the pistachio filling. 

 Tonight we bucked up again and made a home cooked meal, black bean burgers with homemade whole wheat rolls. 

It was equally delicious, although we had to forgo dessert because the baklava galette mysteriously disappeared after one day! 

Recipe's adapted from: Chez Pim, 101 cookbooks,  Food & Wine