This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Pistachio-Matcha Financiers were not actually on the cards for me this week because there has been a massive pistachio recall in Canada. Ok, well, back to the drawing board for me… thankfully I had pumpkin seeds (pepitas) on hand and I’ve made financiers with … Read more
Scroll to the bottom of the post to get ALL the “12 Days” recipes from 2019 – 2024! Welcome to Day 2 of The 12 Days of Holiday Treats! Once again, this year, from December 1st-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your holiday entertaining! The recipes I’m sharing … Read more
It’s been a while since I shared a French Friday post but today I’ve got a favourite French recipe to welcome spring – financiers! This version has lemon and poppy seeds, so it’s a familiar flavour in bite-sized form! I love the brightness of lemon in these early spring days! What is a financier? Essentially … Read more
Need an excuse to eat crêpes today? Well here you go – it’s La Chandeleur in France! What is La Chandeleur? You might have thought the French eat crêpes on Mardi Gras, (Shrove Tuesday, what we call Pancake Tuesday) the day before Ash Wednesday, which signals the start of Lent. In fact, in France, crêpes … Read more
This week was the final Les Petits Chefs baking club for the school year and we went all out and made CHOUX PASTRY! Despite what many people think. choux pastry is one of the easiest pastries and it has a VERY good ROI – as in, low fuss, forgiving recipe with super impressive results! It’s … Read more
This week in Les Petits Chefs baking club, we made a favourite recipe from French Food for Everyone: le goûter (after-school snacks)! Torsades au Chocolat (Chocolate Custard Twists) are the sort of thing that always catches my eye at the bakery in France when I’m only supposed to be picking up bread 😉 Inevitably, one … Read more