I’m so thrilled to be writing this post today as part of Meeta’s Monthly Mingle Reloaded: the 2026 edition. Those of you who have been reading for a while now (I have been writing this blog since 2009!!!), may remember the heady early days of this blog when it was commonplace to participate in all … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi was one we chose specifically to pair with the previous offering this month – Parisian macarons. After I baked, I snuck a few mismatched shells off the tray with this recipe in mind. It’s not something I’ve ever heard of before, to be honest – … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi was one I guess folks have been putting off since it’s our THIRD LAST RECIPE (we started baking through this book in 2014!). Macarons intimidate a lot of people (and, indeed, Dorie’s recipe is LONG at first glance, although none of the steps are particularly … Read more
It’s a GREAT Monday in cooking club when you get to have a macaron masterclass with Nadège! For those of you not familiar with the Toronto food scene, Nadège Nourian is the chef and owner of Nadège Patisserie. She was born in Lyon, France, and is a fourth generation pastry chef. She’s worked alongside Meilleur … Read more
If you’d told me five years ago to apply to a campaign where I would commit to making, photographing and posting about macarons during the busy holiday season, I would have told you to rethink that plan. But here I am, six years after publishing my first (disastrous) attempt at making macarons on my own … Read more
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