Zucchini Tomato Quiche
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 […]
Pain Perdu (Original French Toast)
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 […]
Red Grape Clafoutis
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 […]
Tarte au Sucre (Sugar Pie)
Tarte au Sucre is a speciality from Northern France, the city of Lille and its surroundings. Though it is called a tart, it is more akin to a sweet pastry. It ressembles a brioche with […]
Chocolate Tart
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, […]
Pains au lait (with chocolate chips)
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 […]
Spinach Quiche (kid-friendly)
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 […]
Tarte Tropezienne
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 […]
Cheese Soufflé (Easy)
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” […]
Galette des Rois (French King Cake)
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 […]
Everyday Quiche Lorraine
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 […]
Chocolate-Vanilla Swirl Cookies
So many commercial cookies in the US contain high fructose corn syrup and/or artificial colors, it makes sense to bake homemade cookies with simple wholesome ingredients. Kids love these chocolate-vanilla swirl cookies, and they are […]
Pumpkin Velouté
It’s Fall, and pumpkins are everywhere! But what can you make with them? While Americans would probably be quick to answer “pumpkin pie”, the French answer is likely to be “soup,” and more specifically “velouté,” […]