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Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Almond and berry gratins

This week, for the Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi, we made what I think I’ll be making a lot of over the summer: berry “gratins”.  Typically associated with a savoury dish topped with cheese, this dessert version uses an pistachio cream for the crispy “gratin” part which is spread over the top … Read more

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Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Plain and simple almond cake

This week, for Tuesdays with Dorie’s recipe from Baking Chez Moi, we made Plain and Simple Almond Cake. It really is “plain and simple” as it contains only three main ingredients: eggs, almonds and sugar (with a touch of salt and vanilla). I, of course, minified the recipe to make three 4-inch cakes which were … Read more

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Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Lemon Meringue Tart A New Way

This week, for Tuesdays with Dorie I’m mixing things up. We’re supposed to be posting a recipe from Dorie’s Cookies but that recipe happens to be ANZAC biscuits (my name is in that headnote!!) and since next Tuesday happens to be ANZAC Day, I’m posting it then. So this week’s recipe is the second from … Read more

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Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Laurent’s Slow-Roasted Pineapple

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi can be filed under the heading of “Desserts I didn’t understand”. There aren’t many of those, for sure but this one has its place there. It’s a pineapple, slow-roasted in a combination of jam or jelly, juice (and some rum or other alcohol) and a … Read more

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Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Black-and-White Marbled Madeleines

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi (“Black and While Marbled” aka Chocolate Swirl Madeleines) was actually one I considered not making! Why? Well, on my last day in France for my photoshoot, I was in the supermarket picking up a few things to bring home and spied these… I mean, I … Read more

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Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Pithiviers

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi happened to be a perfect fit with the rest of my baking projects (finalising the last few recipes for my book!). Dorie calls a Pithiviers (named after a city in the north of France) one of the “great, forgotten pastries of France, nudged out of … Read more