Rousquilles on a black serving tray.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Rousquilles from Dorie’s Cookies

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is one I’m not sure I’d make again but I’m glad I tried it! Dorie says: I spotted these white-glazed ring cookies (the name means “little wheels”) the first day we were in Barcelona, bought some and then bought them every day thereafter. I’d find them … Read more

French Food for Everyone le goûter (after schooll snacks) front cover by Mardi Michels

French Fridays: French Food for Everyone: le goûter (after-school snacks)

Buy French Food for Everyone on Amazon (affiliate link) Happiest of French Fridays to ME! That’s right – this week, French Food for Everyone quietly launched. Why “quietly” (it’s not like me, I will admit!)? Well, I’m new to self publishing so even though I had the wonderful LeAnna from Weller Smith Design holding my … Read more

Dorie Greenspan's Pimento Cheese in a white bowl and spread on some crackers on a cutting board.

Cook the Book Fridays: Pimento Cheese from Everyday Dorie

I made this week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie over a month ago now but it was so good I can still taste it! Pimento Cheese isn’t something I was familiar with so I was a bit curious making it – I mean, cheese, pimentos, mayonnaise, … Read more

Mini waffles topped with ice cream and melted chocolate.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Not-Quite Sugar Cone Pizzelles from Dorie’s Cookies

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is one that I knew from a while ago I probably wouldn’t be able to complete properly because it requires a special piece of equipment – a pizzelle maker which, in my book would need to argue long and hard as to why it deserves a … Read more

Close up of cobbler topping.

Cook the Book Fridays: Drop-biscuit peach cobbler from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie and was the perfect showcase for local peaches here in Southwest France – it’s *just* the right time for them! We celebrated 7 years of owning our little piece of Southwest France last weekend with a special meal with … Read more

French Pastry Made Simple cover.

French Fridays: French Pastry Made Simple

Happy French Friday! Today I’m sharing a book for all those sweet tooth Francophile readers out there – Molly Wilkinson’s French Pastry Made Simple. Molly (check out her website here) graduated from the pastry programme of Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Originally from Dallas, Molly moved to Paris in 2013 to follow her passion for … Read more