These lovely, light donuts (doughnuts, beignets, pastries) are a delightful treat to offer to guests.
The recipes I create are perfect for cooks who love spending time in the kitchen and feel confident about adding their own genius. My recipes work, but they're written to tell you about the ways in which I cook, and let you play along. I won't tell you exactly how many ounces of something it takes - I'll tell you how I know when something is right, and I'm including a set of articles on how to thicken things that are too thin ... how to improve something that is too salty ... how to rescue something that is curdled. For every mistake, I have a pile of cures because I've been cooking avidly for over 50 years and I know a trick or two.
Sounds wonderful, but for idiots like me in the UK, what is a stick of butter? I never know.