Category Archives: Sweet tooth

My friend Florence, told me she had a lot of Almond flour and didn’t know what to do with it… A good excuse to make this “Rum cake”, a recipe from the west coast of France. This is an easy … Continue reading →

Such a long time I didn’t post anything! Too much work, I guess… My friend, Corinne, lent me a recipe book from Eric Kayser, a famous french pastry and baker who open many shops around the world. If you go … Continue reading →

Bourdaloue tart is a classic french dessert: sweet crust pastry, almond cream & poached pears. La tarte Bourdaloue est un dessert classique français composée de pâte sucrée ou sablée,d’une crème d’amandes et de poires pochées dans un sirop à la vanille. … Continue reading →

In February, for Carnaval or mardi gras, we make beignets: The pastry usually consists of deep-fried dough and is a sort of doughnut. Depending on the region, we call them different names: bugnes, merveilles, oreillettes… Around Lyon, we call them … Continue reading →

There is one thousand recipes of  crêpes Suzette… here’s another one!  In this recipe, crêpes are bathed in a tangy , buttery orange sauce, flambé ( or not…) with  Grand Marnier . Crêpes: 1 cup flour 1 1/2  cups milk … Continue reading →

I simply could not resist baking THE traditional  galette today! It is not so complicated: we need puff pastry, made with butter, it is better…(Butter= better…ah ah !) and an almond cream. The recipe : Ingredients:   120gr of Sugar … Continue reading →

3 Ingredients: milk, eggs & sugar. That’s it! Easy, simple, light and delightful. One of my favorite! Recipe: 4 eggs 1 cup of sugar 2 cups of whole milk 1 cup of sugar for the caramel Make a dry caramel … Continue reading →

Apples, again! There are so many ways to cook apple tart! This one is simple, delicious, fancy and VERY EASY … You will need apples, puff pastry, sugar & butter flake.           Roll & cut the puff pastry … Continue reading →