It's been nearly three months since I last updated. It's not to say that I haven't been dallying in the kitchen in that time, but I've created nothing that has been blog-worthy. Until today.
Christmas break is but a few days away for me--depending on how long I take to finish my final term paper--and in order to get into the holiday spirit, I decided to break open my gingerbread house kit and get decorating. I have no shame in being a gingerbread house-kit girl. Having helped a friend make a giant gingerbread castle last weekend (blog post to come), I am more than happy to work on a small, foolproof scale.
In past years, I've tended to go for multicoloured houses or the standard red-white-green Christmas scheme. In the interest of an aesthetic challenge, I decided to go for a winter blue and white palette. Part Channukah, part winter, all candy. I may have been a bit obsessive about it. In fact, I know I was, but that's the joy of creativity, really, getting to be obsessive about something that gives you a great deal of joy.
xoxo
La Petite Gourmande
It's been months since I last baked cookies, and Christmastime means that the fragrant, spicy scent of gingerbread is sure to grace my kitchen at some point. I also wanted to carry out an experiment in shortbread, which I adore for its simplicity and its ability to carry a wide variety of flavours. So the gingerbread is just, as it says, gingerbread. Icing was piped on with an impromptu icing bag, ergo, a Ziploc bag with a tiny hole snipped off the end. The shortbread pairings are as follows: rosemary with pecans, lemon zest with orange chocolate shavings, and crystallized ginger with fleur de sel (my personal favourite). This was a true experiment, which I'll be repeating on Tuesday when I bake some more for friends: I'll caramelize the pecans and replace the chocolate shavings with toasted coconut. The different flavours are subtle, to be enjoyed and savoured one bite at a time. Without further ado, here are the results of a good night's baking!
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