It’s an auspicious occasion today – this is my 2000th (!!!!) post on this blog since May 2009! The recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen this week is a variation on a classic – Paris-Brest. That classic dessert is a large ring of choux-pastry, filled with crème pâtissière, created … Read more
Those of you who follow me on Instagram will know that I am a huge fan of the éclairs from L’Éclair de Génie in Paris. In “my” little hood there are no fewer than three of the stores in walking distance (danger!). There’s well-documented evidence of my obsession with éclairs in my photo library… I … Read more
Win a copy of Éclairs by Christophe Adam Thanks to Robert Rose I have one copy of Christophe Adam’s Éclairs (I wrote about it here) to give away to a lucky Canadian reader. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post telling me your favourite flavour of éclair. For a bonus entry, tweet the … Read more
UPDATE: for the ultimate baking with kids resource, how about picking up a copy of my book, In the French kitchen with kids? Click here for info and order details! French baking. Sound too complicated to attempt? Let alone with your kids? Never fear – it’s actually much easier than you’d think to create gorgeous … Read more
Happy “World Nutella Day″ Originally created by Sara from Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle from Bleeding Espresso, World Nutella Day is a day to celebrate, get creative with, and most importantly, eat Nutella. In 2015, Sara transferred World Nutella® Day to Ferrero (the makers of Nutella®) to help it live on and grow for years to … Read more
I am a huge fan of choux pastry as evidenced by the amount of posts I have written about them on here… It’s my go-to “Impress your Friends” pastry – simply because it’s so easy to make and it makes a big impression on everyone when you bring them to the table… “You MADE these? … Read more