Cooking French in the US
Here you will find delicious French baguettes and brioche. Recipes are very easy to follow and require no prior knowledge in bread-making.
Though I love cooking and baking French food, every once in a while, I like to try an American staple like Banana Bread. My in-laws make the best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread, and for years, I have been enjoying their delicious Banana Bread, until it dawned on me to ask them for the recipe. It’s […]
Don’t you just love Provence???!!! The sunshine, the Mediterranean Sea, and of course, the delicious food! This Olive Bread from Provence, called Fougasse, is very easy to make, and it is a delight for olive lovers. This bread will make you feel like you are in Provence sitting at a restaurant admiring the views! Olive […]
This Cream Cheese Salmon Bread is similar to the sweet French brioche, but for the fact that it is savory and filled with cream cheese and smoked salmon. Delicious! And I love the fact that it is something “new” that most people have never seen before. I like the cream cheese salmon filling, but you […]
Pain Perdu, which in French means “lost bread,” is the original way to make what Americans call “French Toast”. The French recipe is a little different from American recipes. The French recipe is meant to revive stale bread, as a way to prevent waste. By soaking the bread in a sweet milk and egg mixture, […]
The Kouglof, a raisin-filled brioche (sweet bread), is a speciality from the French region of Alsace (North-East of France). Due to the proximity to Germany, Alsatian specialities tend to ressemble German specialities. In this case, the Kouglof ressembles a German sweet bread with rum-soaked raisins, yet it comes with its own distinctive features, that makes […]
Pains au lait are delicious sweet buttery buns, perfect for breakfast or sweet afternoon snacks. They are easy to make, and kids love them! Pain au lait is a little similar to brioche as it is sweet bread, yet different, in that the only liquid used is milk. Hence the name: “pain” means “bread,” and […]
Dutch oven bread is an incredibly easy way to make homemade bread. There is very little to do, and the result is astonishing: a round beautiful delicious loaf of bread, which in French we call “pain de campagne” (literally “countryside bread”). The only thing you need is a dutch oven. The bread bakes inside the […]
Following the success of my post on making incredibly easy and delicious French Baguettes, I was asked if I had a good gluten-free recipe, as some of you have to follow a strict gluten-free diet. I went on a search for the best gluten-free baguette recipe, and it wasn’t easy, but I am happy to say […]
Brioches are delicious sweet breads. Unfortunately, they are hard to find in the US. Thanks to this easy recipe, you can make your own delicious French brioche! So excited to share this recipe with you!
Did you know you can make French Baguette at home and it is incredibly easy?!!! Yes, it’s true! It will only take you about 5 minutes of preparation and the result is just like the real thing! I just made my first baguettes, and I can’t believe how great they turned out! I am so […]
