Hello dear reader and Happy French Friday! Remember when I made those Barquettes au Chocolat and I named the post “Round 1”? And they looked and tasted great but weren’t quite the right shape? And then I made the recipe again, tweaking it slightly and using the correct shaped mold? Yep, that was Round 2 … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is French Riviera Lemon Tart from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking with Dorie and I was excited to bake it for an Easter gathering – I planned to make the crust gluten-free (with oat flour) so it was an inclusive dessert for all at the dinner I was taking it to. … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie and is one of my favourite dishes to eat – Eton Mess. As you can see from my photo, I embraced the “mess” part of the title too LOL! What is Eton Mess? According to Wikipedia, it’s “a traditional Englishdessert … Read more
Hello dear reader! Remember when I made those Barquettes au Chocolat and I named the post “Round 1”? And they looked and tasted great but weren’t quite the right shape? (you have to look closely but once you do, you’ll see my “barquettes” are oval and not “boat-shaped”) Well, I managed to get my hands … Read more
You know when you have a craving and you can’t stop thinking about it? Well that was me a few days before I left for March Break in France. I couldn’t stop thinking about “Barquette” cookies. Maybe you know the ones? I LOVE these cookies (they come with jammy centres as well) and will always … Read more
This post is sponsored by Cuisipro. If you read this blog often, you’ll know what a huge financier fan I am (see: here for other financier recipes). I love them because they sound (and often look) fancy, they don’t use many ingredients, the ingredients they do use are pantry and fridge staples and they don’t … Read more