I’ve been on a bit of a madeleine kick lately (remember those lemon ones from last week?). For whatever reason, I got it in my head that I wanted to make a chocolate version and I’ve been working on this over the past couple of weeks. My taste testers colleagues and neighbours can attest that … Read more
Happy (nearly) Easter! Today’s recipe is a happy accident, inspired by one of my cooking club member’s sisters who cooks along with her brother some weeks (one silver lining of the pandemic is that I get to cook and bake with not just my students but also their families, as they are at home for … Read more
Madeleines remains one of my favourite French “snack cakes” (for want of a better term). Small and light, they are the perfect accompaniment to your morning or afternoon espresso and the perfect “goûter” (after school snack) for small hands. Mostly I enjoy them plain – a light, buttery sponge cake doesn’t need much more than … Read more
Missing travel? I think many of us are. But don’t worry – today’s French Friday missive has you covered, thanks to the lovely Janice MacLeod of Paris Letters (you can read my review here) and A Paris Year (you can read my review here) whose latest book, Dear Paris, The Paris Letters Collection will whisk … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is an interesting one but not a repeat for our household… The recipe comes from “Helen Corbitt, a woman who was born in New York but made her name as a chef, cookbook author, teacher and tastemaker in Texas, first at hotels (including the gorgeous Driskill … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie and is one I can’t wait to make for a crowd (original recipe serves 16!). It’s one that requires a bit of time and patience – it bakes a long time, cools in the oven a long time and … Read more