This delicious (and beautiful!) pie is another creation from the talented Thierry Mulhaupt, a pastry chef from the Alsace. The pineapple brings freshness to the pie and the slight addition of cracked pepper balances it perfectly.
My partner came up with this recipe to satisfy my craving for plums and cinnamon! The cupcake and cream cheese frosting are packed with cinnamon goodness, and the cupcake is stuffed with a shot of cooked plums. They are delicious, and nobody who tried them could stop at just one! While the cupcakes […]
Financiers are light and spongey cakes traditionally made from ground almonds (or almond flour), brown butter, flour, sugar and egg whites, and date back to the 17th century. The French pastry chef Lasne re-popularised them in 1890 by giving them their current rectangular shape, which resembles a bar of gold as they were especially popular […]
These apricot bars are a great balance of sour and sweet and make a great snack for a summer picnic or a quick, delicious dessert.
What are almond tuiles? Almond tuiles are thin crispy French cookies known for their distinctive curved shape, which is obtained by placing the tuiles on a rounded item, such as a rolling pin or a bottle of wine, as soon as they come out of the oven. These light and crispy tuile cookies are […]
I recently (re) discovered panna cotta and remembered how delicious it can be. It is a great summer dessert as it’s very light (even though it is made from cream) and fruity. It is typically served with a variety of fruits: berries, exotic fruits, pears, etc. For my first homemade panna cotta, I wanted to make […]