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. […]
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 […]
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 Onion Tarte Tatin is a fun way to make an onion tart, applying the traditional apple tarte tatin technique to onions. The idea is to cook the onions in a skillet on low heat, with the sweet flavors of honey and cinnamon, along with nutmeg, pepper, and balsamic vinegar to top it off. Then, […]
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 a sugary creamy filling. Tarte au Sucre is very much sweet comfort food, a very comforting note to the end […]
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 is another way of making a “tarte soleil”, a.k.a. sunburst tart, with puff pastry (see the other tarte soleil here). In this sun tart à la provençale, the rays of the sun are covering the tart’s filling. It looks beautiful, and it tastes even better! This tart uses flavors from the region of Provence, hence […]
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 […]
This tart looks so pretty! As soon as I saw it, wanted to make it! And it tastes as good as it looks! Appropriately named “tarte fleur,” which means flower tart in French, this savory tart consists of thin slices of vegetables and prosciutto, arranged in the shape of a flower. What a beautiful way […]
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 […]
The Tarte Soleil may look intimidating at first, but it is actually very easy to make! Like the tomato tart, this is one of these everyday tarts with endless possibilities. It looks like a beautiful sunburst, which is so fun! Perfect for a party as your guests can just pull out their own “ray of […]
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!
Tomato tart is one of these everyday meals that is so common at the dinner table of most families in France. The reason is that it is very easy to make, requires very few ingredients, and pleases everyone, including kids. Every French Mom I know has her own version of the tomato tart, and variations […]
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!
