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Daniel Picus

@danielpicus.bsky.social

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Amateur pastry chef

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Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Cherries are done, but apples and lilacs are on schedule!

Small immature lilac blossoms

A close-up of red apple blossoms blooming

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Happy caturday to one and all!

Cecil stares blankly into the future

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Cecil wants you to know he tried very hard to come with me.

A small orange cat sits in an open suitcase

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

A mackerel tabby with huge green eyes and extremely alert ears giving the camera sideeye

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 05/02/2024

You can also make streusel bars with plum jam your husband made a few summers ago, but it’s much more dangerous.

Two shortbread bars with a thin layer of plum jam and streusel topping, on a plate with a navy blue rim

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 05/02/2024

You can bake rye bread on a Sunday. They can’t tell you not to.

A slightly lumpy loaf of brown bread glistening from the oven

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 23/01/2024

Tiny and Dainty

A tiny grey and brown tabby kitten (Phoebe) sits on someone’s torso with her front paws crossed, glaring at the camera

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 22/01/2024

Slow baking start to the year, but these poppyseed lemon bars are a good reminder that citrus is the salvation of winter.

Two lemon bars with a browned meringue topping sitting on a plate with a blue rim

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 13/01/2024

Meet and greet

Two cats, one larger and orange, one tiny and black/brown tabby, look at each other over a laundry basket weighted down with flour.

The large orange cat touches noses with the tiny tabby kitten.

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 11/01/2024

Some personal news

A photo of an extremely tiny black and grey tabby kitten peeking out of a small pyramidal cat bed

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 09/01/2024

Full sized kouign amann. Not my best one—I decided to let it sit in the fridge before baking, and it proved, which ruined the characteristic thicker lamination.

A photo of a wedge of thickly laminated pastry on a plate with a dark blue rim

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 08/01/2024

Baking thread 2024. Beer bread with honey and rosemary.

A loaf of fresh quick bread, cut in half and sitting on a cutting board

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 06/01/2024

Five years of Cecil, who only grows sweeter and more perfect

A small orange cat is bunched up like a loaf on a green blanket, his head falling forward

The same small orange cat in a similar position, but with his head completely fallen forward, resting on the green blanket.

A small orange cat with a white belly, dramatically illuminated by a ray of light from a window, looking at the viewer with big eyes

A small orange cat curled up on top of a pillow at the back of a sofa, against a light green wall, giving the camera side eye

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

Pretty proud of this one.

A shot of a tall cake with chocolate frosting, topped with candied blood oranges on one half, and almond praline shards on the other. The cake is on a white cake plate, and the shot is at a slight angle.

A shot of a tall cake with chocolate frosting, topped with candied blood oranges on one half, and almond praline shards on the other. The cake is on a white cake plate, and the shot is overhead.

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

A very foggy pic of candying blood orange!

A shot of several slices of blood orange with sugar syrup boiling over them

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

Pre-praline almonds!

A photo from above of caramel-coated almonds before they are blitzed into praline

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Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

Cecil is SHOCKED

Cecil, a small orange and white cat with enormous eyes, stares directly at the camera while standing on a teal ottoman in front of a window.

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 28/08/2023

Fresh peach, toasted almond, white chocolate.

An overhead shot of a bowl of pale pale pink ice cream on a granite tabletop

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

Rainier cherry pie.

A photo of a fully coveted pie with a few small vents, sitting on a metal cooling rack in front of a window.

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

Went outside to inspect the apples on the Apple tree and were ourselves inspected. Quis custodet etc

A small orange cat looking through a mesh window screen, with a supervisory expression on his extremely tiny face. He has huge ears.

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 12/08/2023

Peach, mango, and lime pavlova.

A photograph of a very pale beige meringue topped by soft whipped cream, with pieces of yellow fruit on top. The dessert is on a blue-rimmed plate on a wooden cutting board.

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

Milk chocolate and peanut butter ice cream.

An overhead shot of a bowl of light brown swirled ice cream in beautiful round scoops, sitting on a wooden board.

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

Fresh Dungeness crab quiche.

A photo of a round quiche in a homemade fluted crust, with a messy starburst pattern of red peppers on top

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 06/08/2023

Brown butter and nectarine financiers (in a bowl with the sliced nectarine because)

A photograph of a hand holding a blue-rimmed bowl by the edge. The bowl contains a sliced nectarine and three baked goods that look like mini muffins with chunks of nectarine in them.

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 04/08/2023

Roasted apricot and toasted almond ice cream.

An overhead shot of a bowl of ice cream on a wood board. The ice cream is a pale pinkish orange—a lighter shade than the skin of apricots.

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 01/08/2023

A still of The Carrie Nations, from the movie Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, with two women with long hair in flowy white jumpsuits on electric guitars and an empty drum set between them.

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 01/08/2023

Not dessert, but: heirloom tomato tart.

A photograph of a savory tart, or quiche, in a homemade crust with alternating orange and red tomatoes

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 30/07/2023

Raspberry streusel muffins (these are from Friday, recipe is Deb Perelman)

An overhead shot of a plate with a teal rim holding four muffins with red specks and a crumbly topping

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 30/07/2023

Baking and desserterie, post the first. Peach pie, because stone fruit season is God’s own season.

An overhead shot of a homemade peach pie on a wire rack on a wooden counter. It looks extremely delicious (and smells even better.)

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 14/07/2023

Dinner time!

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 13/07/2023

A horrifying promoted tweet from the other place

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Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 10/07/2023

Sorry, we’ve been gone for three weeks so there’s going to be a lot of Cecil content for a bit

A small orange cat with white legs looking right at the camera, alert. He is sitting someone’s leg while they relax in a couch in a bright living room.

Daniel Picus @danielpicus.bsky.social · 09/07/2023

I was saving my first post for a Cecil pic, so…hi, everyone.

A photograph of a small orange cat, Cecil, looking directly at the camera while resting on a folded green blanket and nestled among some blue and white striped pillows