Cooking French in the US
Enjoy the last peaches of the season with a peach tart! This peach tart with a cream filling is very easy to make, and very satisfying. Plus, I love that you can arrange peach slices in such a way as to make it pretty! Recipe This being a tart, you will need a tart crust. […]
For a long time now, I have been hearing amazing things about the rhubarb tart by French pastry chef Philippe Conticini. This tart is supposed to be THE tart that will make you love rhubarb. It is filled with sweetly stewed rhubarb that sits atop a thin layer of almond paste, and is covered with […]
This Chocolate Tart is a French classic. It is delicious, and quite easy to make. The perfect dessert for chocolate lovers! A few notes about the recipe Though you could use heavy whipping cream, I decided to use sour cream for the chocolate filling. It turned out delicious. Since this dessert is a tart, […]
I love this delicious pear tart filled with a sweet almond paste. It is one of my favorite French desserts! The tart was invented in a pastry shop on Bourdaloue street in Paris, hence the name Tarte Bourdaloue. This French classic is absolutely delicious! Recipe I tried many recipes for the Tarte Bourdaloue, and my […]
These pretty apple rose tarts are so beautiful, they look like roses! But don’t be fool by their appearance, they are actually easy to make once you know the technique. And the result is impressive: delicious, and beautiful! Just made them for my in-laws, and they were so impressed! You can easily learn to make […]
With Thanksgiving coming up, I thought it would be perfect timing to share a French version of a Cherry Pie: a Cherry Tart from the region of Alsace (East of France), hence the name “à l’alsacienne”. In Alsace, it is customary to add a creamy mixture to fruit tarts. The creamy mixture goes particularly well […]
This delicious French crunchy almond tart is very easy-to-make, and sure to please all almond lovers! It is very sweet, and crunchy like a very sweet granola bar, but with almonds only. Preparation is a breeze and baking time is only 15 minutes! It does not get much easier to make a French dessert that […]
I wanted to post my favorite recipe for a sweet tart crust (“pâte brisée sucrée”) so you can refer to it whenever you make a sweet tart. It tastes so much better than any pie crust you might find in a store. Once you try it, you will never want to buy a pie crust […]
Last Summer, I had lunch with a friend in a café in Paris. For dessert, we ordered pistachio-raspberry tartelettes, and they were SO delicious! Since then, I have been looking for a recipe to make the same pistachio-raspberry tartelettes at home. I finally found a great recipe, I made it, and it tastes just like […]
Apple tart is one of these well-known traditional French desserts. There are so many ways to make a delicious French apple tart. There is the famous Tarte Tatin (an upside-down tart), and the well-known apple tart from the region of Normandy (a regular apple tart with a creamy filling), and everything in-between. Today, I am […]
The Lemon Meringue Tart is such a delicious French dessert, I just had to find the perfect recipe! After trying multiple recipes, I found a delicious one: not too sweet, not too lemony, just the right combination of flavors!
This strawberry tart is SO delicious! It tastes just like what you would find in a patisserie in France. It is heavenly! So excited to show you how to make it!
Tarte Tatin is a classic French dessert. It is a delicious upside-down apple tart that is sure to impress your guests! Plus, it is easy to make!
