Occasionally I want to cook something that requires a (savory) pie or pastry-type crust of some sort, and I'm completely at a loss. [more inside]
posted by A Terrible Llama on Sep 29, 2009 - 36 answers

Turn my plain-jane banana bread into a bombshell dessert thingy. [more inside]
posted by wowbobwow on Jul 27, 2009 - 21 answers

MeFi Chef Brigade: Anyone out there know anything about cast sugar (sometimes called poured sugar or sugar glass)? I'm experimenting with some historical cast sugar recipes, but could use some advice..... [more inside]
posted by anastasiav on Feb 22, 2009 - 10 answers

So, is anyone else out there a frustrated wannabe Croissant Chef? [more inside]
posted by Mutant on Apr 13, 2008 - 17 answers