And I’m back, continuing the month-long series on homebrewing in honor of National Homebrew Day which was May 7th.  This is also American Craft Beer Week, so get out there and support the small and independent craft brewers that are bringing tradition, quality and passion back to an industry that got hijacked by gargantuan-batch manufacturers [...]

Last week I kicked off a month-long series on homebrewing in honor of National Homebrew Day which was May 7th, providing you some background information and the mile-high view of the process.  Over the next four weeks I’ll go into more information on the four “days” of brewing.  This week is the big mamma-jamma, the [...]

Gemma and I are makers.  We are driven to use our hands to create — from woodworking to crafts, from gardening to baking.  We also love nothing more than to share our creations with others, their delight bringing us as much joy as the process of making itself.  This is the spark from which Curious [...]

As a Christmas present to some close friends of Curious Confections (with the added bonus of being a great way to test out recipes on new people and a way to receive feedback), we decided to experiment with some chocolates and candies. We made a caramel ganache to go in some molded truffles, and a [...]

July saw four friends sharing a birthday party. We wanted a cake that would give each person a cake at least partially tailored to them, while coming together into one presentation. We briefly considered a tiered cake, with each person getting a tier each, but put that idea to the side after deciding that it [...]

Presented for your delight and delectation,three more cakes have been added to the gallery. A highly technical two tiered cake with extensive piping, pastillage and gumpaste flowers. A devils food cake with cocoa painting and modeling chocolate details. And a sculpted cake of tea and cookies. Enjoy!

And since it’s the festive time of year, what’s more festive than a Christmas Cake. Now, this is apparently an entirely English thing that I’m introducing America to, but it’s a good cake, even if it is a fruit cake. But it’s a good fruit cake (I’ve seen the ones in the shops here, I [...]

October found us with a commission from a friend back in New Orleans.  She requested a cake that was — and I quote — “icky, disgusting, gross and delicious… like the ones you used to have for your Halloween parties.“  How could we refuse flattery like that? Why come to us, 500 miles away?  Because [...]