It’s time to post the February Daring Bakers Challenge! This month Breadchick Mary of The Sour Dough and Sara of I Like to Cook teamed up to share Julia Child’s French bread recipe with us. The original recipe can be found in Mastering the Art of French Cooking Vol. 2 by Julia Child and [...]

Pomegranates seem to be everywhere this time of year. I bought a couple recently, and had no idea what to do with them. Usually I just take out all the seeds and put them in a bowl, add a little whipped cream and eat. I decided to get a bit more creative this year.
This recipe [...]

Source: Emeril Lagasse, 2002
Ingredients
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk
½ vanilla bean, split and scraped
6 large egg yolks
½ cup granulated sugar plus 6 tablespoons
Directions
Heat the heavy cream, milk, and vanilla bean in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat.
Place the egg yolks and sugar in a heatproof mixing bowl and beat until pale yellow in color [...]