Tarte Tatin is definitely one of my favorites pies. It’s very difficult to stop eating once started! Caramelized apples have such a sweet and melt-in-the-mouth texture… served with double cream, it’s a pure delight … Read More Tatin pie (apple pie)
In the mood of chocolate today? Desire for an easy and quick dessert recipe? Suffering blues? Wishing to delight your guest’s taste buds? Or those of your kids? If you answer yes to one of these affirmations then chocolate mousse is definitly designed for you! That chocolate mousse will never disappoint you. With a… Read More Famous chocolate mousse of French pastry chef Pierre Hermé
This recipe will combine tastiness and health.… Read More Healthy apple, walnuts and cinnamon French crêpes
It must be because my kids are currently on holidays, I behave as the perfect cooking mum… French pancakes are definitely a MUST, the sweet dream of my kids for their 5 PM break (“goûter”). “Crêpes” will be a great success at breakfast, at teatime or as the final touch of a gourmet dinner… Read More Genuine French crêpes (thin pancakes)
It seems French toast is an hit of International hotels breakfast buffet. However, even after having tried many of them out of France, I’ve never appreciated them. I am a very demanding customer regarding French toast. Actually, “Pain perdu” (French toast in French) comes from my childhood: my mother used to do it for… Read More Pain perdu: the genuine French toasts
Any chocolate cake lover shouldn’t die before trying this cake! We call it “mi-cuit” because it’s “half cooked”. I think the translation in English is “chocolate warmed lava cake”. On Sunday afternoons when weather is rainy or cloudy I remain at home with my husband and kids watching a movie and prepare this magical cake.… Read More Mi-cuit au chocolat
This dessert was by far my favorite when I was a child. It comes from my grandmother and she used to do it for my birthday. Sugar pie comes from the North of France. But this recipe is slightly different from the ones they do there. It’s not a “North” sugar pie. It’s the sugar… Read More Sugar pie from my grandmother
