Franish Nonspeaker
A Baker's Ramblings
franishnonspeaker
- Location
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Birthday
- March 25
- Bio
- Salut! Franish Nonspeaker refers to my absolute lack of an ear for languages. Case in point- I speak French with a Spanish accent. And I use the term "speak" loosely. I attempted to learn French because I spent 5 weeks in Paris to attend Le Cordon Bleu's Patisserie Program. Mostly I learned that I picked up more Spanish than I thought when I studied in Madrid in college. I have a terrible habit of forgetting a French term and subbing Spanish. I started this blog to chronicle my adventures in Paris and found I really enjoyed writing. I'm now back in Austin and still baking (and writing) away. I hope you enjoy! Love, Shelley
MY RECENT POSTS
- Rhubarb Streusel Bars with
Ginger Icing
May 22, 2012 09:50AM - Brioche Cinnamon Rolls with
Cream Cheese Icing
May 08, 2012 10:21AM - Carrot Cake 2.0 --> Bouchons!
April 23, 2012 07:31PM - Strawberry Cupcakes
April 08, 2012 09:50PM - Chamomile Tea Cake with Honey
Icing + Joy the Baker Cookbook
Giveaway
March 26, 2012 08:06PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Oh please, Bell, you
know you're an excellent cook.
Can't
wait to see what you
co…”
May 23, 2012 08:22PM - “Terrific looking
empanadas and happy belated
birthday! Hope
you crazy
ladies had…”
May 08, 2012 01:32PM - “What a sweet story about
your father. I hope he reads
it and
enjoys it. And I
onl…”
April 11, 2012 09:33PM - “Relationships with
womencan be so complicated.
Strange that a
little spat in
high…”
March 30, 2012 01:38PM - “The most embarrassing
show I used to watch was
Kendra. Don't
ask me why...
thankf…”
February 29, 2012 02:49PM
Franishnonspeaker's Links
MAY 22, 2012 9:50AM
Rhubarb Streusel Bars with Ginger Icing
When I read my horoscope, I took a deep breath and wished with all my might that it would come/…
MAY 8, 2012 10:21AM
Brioche Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
I come from a family of doers, not emoters. That's how we show our love for one another. We aren't the most demonstrative family, although we are affectionate in our own way. It's just/…
APRIL 23, 2012 7:31PM
Carrot Cake 2.0 --> Bouchons!
I've
had a streak of bad luck with cakes as of late. As I've mentioned
before, cake making is not my bag. Despite my lack of cake making
mojo, I plug on. Sometimes I persevere and sometimes, not so
much...
Lately, it's been more of the latter than former. For that
reason,… Read full post »
APRIL 8, 2012 9:50PM
Strawberry Cupcakes
This
is my one concession to The Cute. I've now banished it from my
system and vow to return to usual programming.
Cute
is not in my wheelhouse. I'm not much for styled shots and props-
although I enjoy others' efforts in this vein- it's just not my cup
of tea. Every… Read full post »
MARCH 26, 2012 8:06PM
Chamomile Tea Cake with Honey Icing + Joy the Baker Cookbook Giveaway
If you don't already read Joy's
blog, Joy the Baker, well,
you should. Her blog is one part confessional, one part food blog,
and a whole heaping measure of girly fun. (Sorry for the terrible
ratio pun- I couldn't help myself. Somehow I think Joy would
approve. She seems a little/… Read full post »
MARCH 13, 2012 10:25PM
Vanilla Raised Doughnuts
FEBRUARY 29, 2012 9:22PM
Dark Chocolate, Coconut, & Hazelnut Skillet Blondies
You might notice a preponderance of chocolate in my
last few posts. That's because I've been self-medicating a heavy
heart. As of late, I've needed mega doses of chocolate just to get
through the day.Our
beagle,
Harry, was diagnosed with prostate cancer last October. It's a
rare form of cancer/… Read full post »
FEBRUARY 13, 2012 8:10PM
Chocolate Chili Spice Cookies
I'm always admiring the lovely little creations Whimsy & Spice churn out so when I saw the chocolate chili spice cookie featured in their Valentine's Day cookie box, I couldn't wait to get in the kitchen to try to re-create them.
Adding a savory element (or in this case two) to a… Read full post »
FEBRUARY 7, 2012 9:21PM
Nigel Slater's Chocolate Beetroot Cake
Beets are controversial. Like cilantro, people seem to either love them or hate them. Me- I'm in the love 'em camp.
I'd been seeing beet cake recipes pop up every now and then and kept meaning to try making one. I adored this gorgeous video on making a beet cake from the couple/…
JANUARY 23, 2012 10:43AM
Green Tea Fortune Cookies
So I'm going to get in a New Year's post after all... Happy Chinese New Year! It's The Year of the Dragon and according to Chinese lore, the Dragon zodiac year is the most special and is said to bring good fortune.
I/…
JANUARY 12, 2012 5:57PM
Pear Pie Bars with Ginger and Kaffir Lime
The New Year just began and already I'm running behind...
Before I can get a fresh start on this year, I need to close out last year. I can't move ahead with posting anything I've made recently 'cause I’m all out of blogging sorts.
I made these bars some time last October. Must/…
DECEMBER 19, 2011 3:33PM
Holiday Cookie Wrap Up
We're spending Christmas in Austin due to work commitments so I'm a little bummed we won't be heading home to spend the holiday with family. We always stop in New Orleans for a couple of/…
DECEMBER 5, 2011 4:21PM
Karen Krasne's Bonaparte Cake
I usually don't go in for fussy desserts. Fussy is
not my style. Also, my patience has its limits.This cake really tried my patience.
In the end, the effort was worth it but I doubt that I'll be making this baby again anytime soon. (Which is such an apt analogy- this/…
NOVEMBER 22, 2011 6:56PM
Triple-Ginger Cake
My best friend bought me a pin with that saying many years ago. It's one of several items that I keep on a memory board, along with a few old pics of her.
We met in high school when we discovered we were both dating the/… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 10, 2011 5:06PM
Grown-up Peanut Butter Cups topped with Smoked Sea Salt
Every Halloween swarms of
trick-or-treaters descend on our neighborhood like a
plague of locusts. We stockpile gobs of candy to pass
out to the hordes but it's never enough- we always run
out. Mostly because the number of kiddos arriving in droves on our
doorstep seems t/… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 1, 2011 5:50PM
Seattle and a Sour Cherry Pie
OCTOBER 16, 2011 4:27PM
Crème Fraîche Ice Cream with Salted Caramel Sauce and Pound Cake Croutons
The
fact that it melts at an exceedingly fast rate can be a tricky but
the biggest problem is that there's a bowl of delectable
ice cream just sitting right in front of you and you can't even
have… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 8:59PM
Magic Bars for Austin Bakes for Bastrop
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 8:00PM
Fig and Jam Tart for Slow Food $5 Meal Challenge
Slow Food USA believes
that “slow food shouldn’t
have to cost more than fast food.†In an effort to take
back the “value meal†they issued a
$5 meal challenge. Lisa and I co-hosted a
potluck to participate in the challenge.
We asked potluck attendees to bring a dish, such as/…
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 8:38PM
Lemon Buttermilk Cake with Meringue
I’ve been on a
meringue kick recently and I especially love the old fashioned look
of a meringue topped cake.
There’s just
something beguiling about a meringue’s fluffy,
cloudlike appearance. Wouldn't you agree?
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011 4:39PM
Raclette and Red Potato Savory Tart
Three lonely,/…
AUGUST 28, 2011 5:26PM
Pistachio Macarons
That's a dreary opener but this isn't going to be a sob story. (Spoiler alert: it ends well.)
What I/…
AUGUST 13, 2011 1:05PM
Banana Ice Cream with Toasted Pistachios
My husband, whom I affectionately refer to as Le Chef when he gets doctrinaire about culinary conventions, is a classicist when it comes to ice cream. No such thing as froyo will ever cross his lips. By his way of thinking, if it doesn’t contain eggs and wasn’t made from a/…
AUGUST 2, 2011 9:37PM
Peach Clafoutis for a Pie-luck
JULY 21, 2011 5:56PM
Watermelon Juice with Himalayan Pink Salt
Watermelon juice really shouldn’t require a recipe, right? Kind of seems self explanatory. Jui/…
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