This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was madeleines – and, in fact, I made madeleines twice in a day – once with a parent-child cooking class and once making David’s recipe. (my 7-13 year old kid bakers did a great job in my class didn’t they?) Madeleines […]
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French Fridays: Almond cakes with browned butter from My Paris Kitchen
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was little browned butter almond cakes aka financiers. These are one of my absolute favourite “goûter” (tea time) snacks (so much so that I have a recipe for them in In the French kitchen with kids) so I’m always happy to […]
Les Petits Chefs make gougères from In the French kitchen with kids
We’re back! The Petits Chefs are back for the term! We had a huge amount of boys sign up (many many more than I can accommodate) which is heartening and hard at the same time. SO happy so many boys are interested in learning to cook, it’s hard because I can’t take everyone at the […]
French Fridays: Roasted tomato quiche
Nope, it doesn’t seem I can seem to quit tomatoes – even when they are on their way out of season… This is a dish I made countless times over the summer when tomatoes were at their peak but I love that it works just as well with tomatoes that are not in season – […]
French Fridays: Tomato and mustard tart
This tomato tart is a French classic. Pastry, sharp Dijon mustard and tomatoes at the height of their season – three simple components that make for an exceptional dish that looks impressive yet couldn’t be simpler to assemble! We’ve been living on various versions of this all summer, both in Toronto and in France – […]
French Fridays: Palmiers
Looking for an easy snack the kids can prepare over the summer holidays? How about the classic French palmier cookies? There’s obviously a recipe for the classic version (puff pastry and sugar) included in In the French kitchen with kids but did you know they are one of the most versatile snacks out there, lending […]
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