Thank you, Dr. Sara Matar, for being a Charleston “Hometown Hero”! “I would like to nominate Dr. Sara Matar as a healthcare hero. She provides exemplary care to her patients at MUSC and VA hospitals, especially during these difficult times. She ensures that her cancer patients are safe and well informed and are still receiving […]
PPHG Pastry Chef Jessica Grossman takes us behind the scenes of some of her favorite designs! “This cake was for an A Charleston Bride client and was inspired by a previous ACB cake that had a mixture of fresh and sugar flowers. This always presents a challenge, because even though the bride, and subsequently […]
PPHG Pastry Chef Jessica Grossman takes us behind the scenes of some of her favorite designs! “This cake was extra special because it was for our PPHG fam, Sales Manager Erin and Chef Dan! This was another all-fondant inspo photo, but we felt pretty confident we could combine all the inspo elements into a […]
Former PPHG bride, Hannah Marie Welton, shares her experience with having to postpone her wedding and hopes to give encouragement to any couple struggling with this time of uncertainty. We were supposed to be married on September 7th, 2019 at a lovely lake house owned by the state of South Carolina (The Lake House at […]
PPHG Pastry Chef Jessica Grossman takes us behind the scenes of some of her favorite designs! From the tasting notes: ⠀ “John’s family owns AGM Imports which is a local stone retail company. They sell large pieces of granite, marble, etc. They are hoping to use the attached slab and have a 4- tier cake […]
❤️ Thank you, Emily Harvey, for being a Charleston “Hometown Hero”! ❤️⠀ ⠀ “I would like to nominate my sister Emily Harvey who is currently a RN at Roper St. Francis Hospital working in the COVID unit. She has been working hard an average 4 days a week for 12-hour shifts to take care of […]
❤️ Thank you, Anita, for being a Charleston “Hometown Hero”! ❤️⠀ ⠀ “I would like to nominate Anita Huggins as a hometown hero. She is the principal at Moultrie Middle School, and she works harder than anyone I know to ensure that all students, staff, and families feel loved and supported. She dedicates endless hours […]
Fake it ‘til you make it, am I right? Until you make this fake focaccia, that is, or faux-caccia, because, why not? This recipe comes from Alexandra Stafford, who wrote a beautiful book called “Bread Toast Crumbs“, and more specifically from this blog post: Traditional focaccia is a thin yeast bread that is much quicker to bake than a traditional bread […]
❤️Thank you, Glen, for being a Charleston #HometownHero! ❤️⠀ ⠀ “I nominate Glen who works for Harris Teeter on Houston Northcutt! He has worked there for over 30 years and always brings a smile to my face!!!! I can be in the worst of moods, go in shopping, bump into him and leave with not […]
So Good Flourless Chewy Chocolate Cloud Cookies, or “So Good”, for short! These cookies are SO GOOD. That’s what Scott says, and many of my friends and neighbors, so it’s worth noting. Why would they lie? They wouldn’t. They would smile kindly, with a tilt of the head, and say “aww, Jess, sweetie, ….” I’ve been […]