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French Fridays: Some favourite Paris reads and recipes

Five years ago today, I posted my very first French Fridays with Dorie recipe. Every Friday after that from October 2010 to nearly the end of June 2015, I faithfully posted a recipe I’d made from the book (not missing one single week!) along with my friends over on French Fridays with Dorie. It’s the … Read more

Win a copy of Teatime in Paris! (US/Canada)

Thanks to Interlink Books, I have one copy of Jill Colonna’s Teatime in Paris!  (I reviewed it here) to give away to one lucky Canadian reader! To enter, leave me a comment telling me what you’d choose to eat and drink if you were enjoying Teatime in Paris! For a second bonus entry, tweet the following … Read more

Salted Caramel Macarons Teatime in Paris

Teatime in Paris! (and a recipe for salted-caramel ganache)

I’m very fortunate to have shared numerous teatime treats with Jill Colonna – author of the just-published Teatime in Paris! A walk through easy French pâtisserie recipes. We’ve shared petits fours and hot chocolate at Un Dimanche à Paris… … Mini “kouglof” at Lenôtre… … a Saint Honoré and a Tarte au citron at Pâtisserie … Read more

Jill Colonna's fig tart

Meeting Jill Colonna at Un Dimanche à Paris and a fig tart recipe

Today I am welcoming the lovely Jill Colonna, author of Mad about Macarons.  I met up with her in Paris this summer for a delightful afternoon of tasty treats and non-stop chatter! When Mardi asked me to guest post on her blog, I was so excited.  Imagine being asked to do something for eat. live. … Read more