Mini Fraisier from Dorie Greenspan Baking Chez Moi on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Rose Fraisier

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe (Rose Fraisier, p 103) was a perfect way to celebrate the arrival (finally!) of local strawberries. The Fraisier is a traditional French dessert – “it’s always a layer cake and the layers are never covered, because you’re meant to see the berries, cut, so their beautiful centers are clearly … Read more

For Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie Greenspan chocoholic cake from baking Chez Moi on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Betty’s Chocoholic Cake

Sometimes things don’t go exactly as planned. Say, for example when you plan on making your own birthday cake, read the recipe, figure it’s pretty simple, gather the ingredients and then go to pre-heat the oven and prepare your three cake tins. And realise that one of them is at work. And you have a … Read more

Dorie Greenspan Baking Chez Moi Tarte Tropezienne on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Tarte Tropezienne

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is one I’ve wanted to make since I first saw the book – Tarte Tropézienne.  I’ve tasted the original Tarte in Paris (sadly not in Saint Tropez…) – and thought it would be a fun project to work on one day! On the website, it’s described as such:  “the authentic Tarte … Read more

Baking Chez Moi Dorie Greenspan Cocoa Crunch Meringue Cookies on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Cocoa Crunch Meringue Cookies

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe reminded me so much of some of my earlier attempts at making macarons (oh my gosh I have come so far!!) that from now on, in my classes, I’ll be telling people that if their macarons don’t turn out, they can just sandwich them together with ganache and call … Read more

Matcha financiers from Dorie Greenspan's Baking Chez Moi on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Matcha Financiers

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is a take on one of my favourite French treats – financiers.  Financiers are small cakes, very similar to sponge cakes but contain almond flour and are made with beurre noisette.  Typically, they are are baked in small rectangular molds (the name financier is said to come from this … Read more