Crêpe Suzette

I met the Crêpe Suzette quite recently actually. It was in these classic Parisian brasseries, after having a big plate of sea food in a very elegant but noisy Belle Epoque style atmosphere: le Dôme, la Coupole, Mollard, le Vaudeville, Bofinger… Continue reading Crêpe Suzette

Pecan pie

I got this recipe from a bakery I worked in for a while. It’s a very good caramel recipe, perfect with nuts. You will love baking this pecan pie for Thanksgiving and it is just great for tea time. If Continue reading Pecan pie

Lemon madeleines

When I went to Europain exhibition in Paris last year, I tasted these amazing French scallop-shell-shaped cookies at a baking equipment supplier stand. The young pastry chef kindly gave me the recipe as I was so enthusiastic about these incredible Continue reading Lemon madeleines

Matcha cookies

I tasted matcha tea in Japan. It’s a finely ground high-quality green tea with smoky flavours. Japanese tea ceremony is about matcha. But it is now also used to flavour and dye a lot of preparations: pastries, candies and chocolates, Continue reading Matcha cookies

Christmas spicy extra buttery shortbreads

Wouldn’t it be great to give a home-made, customized and delicious present to your friends and family for Christmas?! So here is an extra buttery shortbreads recipe from my pastry class, in which I added a spices mix. And then Continue reading Christmas spicy extra buttery shortbreads

Summer peach tart

Here is a special peach tart recipe made of an extra buttery pastry dough (Breton shortbread recipe), stewed caramelized white peaches, vanilla and mascarpone whipped cream and some fresh yellow peach segments. It’s a delightful summer tart, perfect at the Continue reading Summer peach tart

Apricot and almond milk clafoutis

Here is a variation of my cherry clafoutis. As apricot season has come, let’s enjoy it with a delicious apricot and almond milk clafoutis recipe. Perfect for lactose intolerant people. The mix of apricot sourness and almond milk sweetness in Continue reading Apricot and almond milk clafoutis

Cherry clafoutis

Days are getting warmer, and daylight finally lasts longer. Trees’ snowy white and light pink flowers have become pairs of dark red shiny beads. Daddy gets his ladder and starts picking the ripened cherries. He picks up two pairs for Continue reading Cherry clafoutis