Cooking French in the US
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 […]
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. […]
Strawberry tart is a classic French dessert, and it is so delicious! There are many different fillings, the most common being the classic pastry cream (see my recipe here), but sometimes it’s fun to try something new, like a lemon curd filling! I Strawberries and lemon are delicious together, and make for a fun delicious […]
This Zucchini Tart is an easy everyday tart that combines the flavors of fresh zucchini with goat cheese and mint. Though zucchini and goat cheese is a common combination, mint is less so, but as it turns out, mint goes incredibly well with it! I love how the mint gives a fun unexpected twist to […]
Clafoutis is a baked French dessert of fresh fruits, covered with a flan-like-batter. A friend of mine mentioned that her favorite French dessert was plum almond clafoutis, so I decided to make one. Plum Almond Clafoutis is a wonderful way to enjoy fresh plums. The sweetness of the almond flour softens the slight acidity of […]
Quiche is always a wonderful dinner dish. Easy to make, and a great way to enjoy fresh vegetables. I had the idea of making a quiche with provencal flavors, hence this zucchini tomato quiche. I added Provence herbs and garlic to complete the provencal style. The vegetables are deliciously seasoned and perfectly balance the quiche’s […]
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, […]
Clafoutis is a baked French dessert of fruits, arranged in a buttered dish, and covered with a sweet flan-like-batter. Cherries are the most common fruit used for clafoutis, but any fruit can be used. Since cherries are not currently in season, I decided to make a red grape clafoutis, which turned out to be delicious! […]
Visiting my in-laws for the holidays, I was asked to make quiche, and since they like mushrooms, it ended up being a mushroom quiche. This mushroom quiche is easy-to-make and delicious! Everyone loved it! Recipe As always with quiche, you will need to either make the quiche crust yourself (recipe here) or buy an […]
The Gateau de Savoie is a light airy cake, named after the Count of Savoie who invented it in the 14th century. After the French revolution, two parisian chefs came up with the idea of using starch instead of flour, making the cake even more airy. Gateau de Savoie is delicious as a dessert or […]
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, […]
This is my French contribution to Super Bowl Party Food: Nutella® Soufflé! Easy to make, and delicious! Plus, because it is a soufflé, it is actually quite light, while still having the delicious taste of Nutella®. This is a dessert everyone loves, including kids! Great party food, or a fun way to end a meal! […]
Spinach quiche is very easy to make, and is a wonderful way to get your family to eat spinach. My 6 year-old loves this quiche! A great, easy, family dinner recipe! Recipe I like to put goat cheese in my spinach quiche as I find spinach goes particularly well with goat cheese. If you do […]
The Tarte Tropezienne was created in the beautiful town of Saint Tropez, on the French Riviera. As the story goes, famous French actress Brigitte Bardot fell in love with the dessert while filming a movie there, and suggested the name “tarte tropezienne.” The cake was thereafter named “tarte tropezienne.” It is composed of a brioche […]
Cheese Soufflé is a French dish made primarily with egg yolks, whipped egg whites, and cheese. Its characteristic is that it “lifts” or “puffs,” while being baked in the oven. The verb “souffler“means “to puff” in French. It is quite fun to watch it puff, and makes for a light, delicious, and fun appetizer, or […]
In France, on the festival of Epiphany on January 6, it is customary to eat a King cake called Galette des Rois (roi means king, in French). The galette is a puff pastry filled with frangipane. It contains a small hidden object (usually, a small figurine or a bean). Whoever gets the slice with the […]
Bûche de Noël, which literally means Christmas Log, is the traditional French dessert for Christmas day. Christmas figurines or other Christmas decorations are usually placed on the log. It comes in all flavors, and there are many different techniques to make the cake. For my bûche de Noël, I chose a traditional recipe of a […]
Quiches are a staple of French everyday cuisine. While quiche lorraine is the most well-known quiche, there are many other quiches that are just as delicious, like this broccoli tomato quiche. A wonderful way to enjoy broccoli, and a great meal for the entire family!
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 […]
Quiche Lorraine, named after the French region of Lorraine where it originated, is probably the most popular of all quiches. You will find it in almost all cafés in Paris, and most French families will eat it frequently. Quiche Lorraine is easy to make and loved by everybody, including kids. It is a simple, easy […]
As we are approaching winter, I am looking to make cakes with fruits that are in season in the winter time. Clementines are in season from November to February, so I got the idea of making a clementine cake. I had never made a cake with clementines before, and I was happily surprised to find […]
