Coffee Shop Review: Bilstad’s Beignets in Ashburn, Virginia
We visited Bilstad’s Beignets in Ashburn, Virginia for a breakfast of coffee, beignets, and a flight of chocolate, apple butter, and caramel dippers.
Coffee Shop Review: O Bread and Cake in Centreville, Virginia
We visited O Bread and Cake in Centreville, Virginia to eat delicious red bean bread and the Korean shaved ice dessert: bingsu.
Raised Game Pie (Inspired by Great British Bake Off)
Sabbatical Pastry Week continues! After watching Great British Bake Off, Xak decides raised game pie with hot water crust pastry and NO venison is on the menu for dinner.
Baking Buttery, Flaky Croissants for the First Time
It’s Sabbatical Pastry Week! For the first challenge, Xak attempts to bake buttery, flaky croissants for the first time ever.