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Kirsch babas with pineapple from My Paris Kitchen on eatlivetravelwrite.com

French Fridays: Kirsch babas with pineapple from My Paris Kitchen

cake, Cook The Book Fridays, cookbooks, dessert | August 17, 2018 by Mardi Michels

I made this week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen a couple of days before I left for my holidays – it’s a pretty easy baba cake – a small yeasted cake typically served soaked in rum and topped with whipped cream. My favourite version comes from Stohrer in … Read more

Brioche making class at La Cuisine Paris on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Learning how to make brioche at La Cuisine Paris

france, paris, travel | July 22, 2014July 22, 2014 by Mardi Michels

Someone asked me last week “Why do you take cooking and baking classes in Paris anyway – I mean don’t you already know how to do a lot of that stuff?”. Well, that’s very flattering to think that someone believes I know how to cook and bake ALL things French but really, as with anything … Read more