This is not the first time I’ve posted a recipe of a French lemon tart, and in fact this recipe – right down to its gluten-free crust – is an exact replica of my first lemon tart post. The difference is that I’m showing you an end result that is as pleasing visually as it is gastronomically. The first lemon tart… Read More
I spent some time looking for a 9×9″ chocolate cake recipe because sometimes you just want a family-sized cake that won’t have you over-indulging for days. I searched the recipes out there and was not entirely satisfied with what I found. There’s the King Arthur flour recipe, which is vegan (and thus very cool if you’re vegan or have allergies). The downside is that… Read More
We leave for Switzerland tomorrow, for the pre-teen camp with the French-speaking churches, and I’m leaving you with this French mixed berry tarte before I go! I used a pre-made roll-out crust, which is new in France in the gluten-free variety. You can now get gluten-free versions of flaky crust (pâte feuilletée) and regular crust (pâte brisée). If you don’t have… Read More
This chocolate-raspberry vegan cake is so scrumptious my crowd of French dairy-eaters couldn’t tell that it was not made with butter and eggs. I tweaked the recipe from Jamie Oliver’s recipe once I found out that my multi-allergies friend would be in the crowd. The next step, I suppose, would be to turn it into a clean-eating recipe and I’m sure… Read More
I did a recipe for gluten-free chocolate eclairs in 2011 but I never felt like it was very presentable because I made a few mistakes. So this is one of the posts I decided to update. In the end, the joke’s on me because I still messed up the fondant topping. I’ve tried to do this so many times and… Read More
Financiers – pronounced fee-nahn-see-yay – are dense, moist almond cakes that have similar ingredients to macarons, but which also contain a good dose of melted butter to lend a rich flavour. This recipe is both for a (mostly) traditional financier pastry, and also one with a Nutella filling. I loosely based the proportions of ingredients from this French recipe, and… Read More
