Hello dear reader! Remember when I made those Barquettes au Chocolat and I named the post “Round 1”? And they looked and tasted great but weren’t quite the right shape? (you have to look closely but once you do, you’ll see my “barquettes” are oval and not “boat-shaped”) Well, I managed to get my hands … Read more
You know when you have a craving and you can’t stop thinking about it? Well that was me a few days before I left for March Break in France. I couldn’t stop thinking about “Barquette” cookies. Maybe you know the ones? I LOVE these cookies (they come with jammy centres as well) and will always … Read more
This post is sponsored by Cuisipro. If you read this blog often, you’ll know what a huge financier fan I am (see: here for other financier recipes). I love them because they sound (and often look) fancy, they don’t use many ingredients, the ingredients they do use are pantry and fridge staples and they don’t … Read more
Happy “World Nutella Day″ ! Yup, it’s a thing! 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 … 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
Buy French Food for Everyone: le dîner (dinner) on Amazon (affiliate link) Happiest of French Fridays to ME! Surprise! I wrote another book! French Food for Everyone: le dîner has quietly launched this week and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you! French Food for Everyone is a follow up to the … Read more