Les Petits Chefs (pâtissiers) make mini jam crumble tarts (again!)

Last week the Petits Chefs worked on a favourite recipe of mine – Mini Jam Tarts with a Crumble Topping! A previous iteration of the club (pre-pandemic when we had a proper space to work and much more equipment) made this recipe but I realised that I hadn’t actually written up the recipe properly so … Read more

Les Petits Chefs (Pâtissiers?) make shortcrust pastry and jam tarts

On March 5th 2020, I posted the last in-person Petits Chefs recap (we made fresh rolls and potstickers with Chef Vanessa Yeung). A week or so later, school went online and clubs halted indefinitely. A month later, in April, I brought cooking club online and that’s where it’s stayed (we have a “community club” now … Read more

Kids prepping jam tart cases on eatlivetravelwrite.com

In the French kitchen with kids: Les Petits Chefs make sweet tart dough

This term the Petits Chefs are testing out some of the recipes from my cookbook and this week they were thrilled to hear that we were making something sweet (they know that cooking club is not “just baking desserts” and are so excited when it turns out we are! I made a couple of batches … Read more