Category Archives: Baking

No Knead Bread

So this bread recipe has been going around for a year or two in Paris and I’ve always wanted to try it. I decided to share it with the other side of the world Aka New York. Results are insane and the recipe is very very easy. I know you all make bread, everyone makes…

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French Fruit Tarts

I’ve spent years trying to make the perfect french fresh fruit tarts. The crust wasn’t sweet nor crispy. Or the almond cream was too strong and dense. There was also the pastry cream, I always messed up the pastry cream. After a few times making tarts, the pastry cream was really easy. And for the…

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Croquets Citron

What can I say, there are so many recipes for biscotti/croquets I decided to share my gramdmother’s recipe for lemon croquets. They are so good and addicting. Although, they are simple they are still my favorite cookies for coffee or tea. They are actually the only cookies that I would dip into my coffee so…

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Apple and Almond Cream Crostata

I’ve been wanting to make a good crostata (galette) for a while now, so I decided to come up with one on my own. I love apple tarts and crostatas are so easy to make, so I decided to combine the both. I made this recipe at my mother in laws and she didn’t have…

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Sunday Brunch with the Family

My family arrived earlier this month and we were too busy with the holidays. I decided to make a brunch after the holidays so we can relax  and enjoy some homemade food. I made puff pastry squares filled with caramelized onions, cheese, tomato and basil, They were so good! I will give you some tips…

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Croissant au beurre

First comes baguette then comes croissant 🙂 . I finally made my own butter croissants, well I made them in cooking school but they were non dairy so it doesn’t count. It’s not that it’s hard to make them, it’s just that I always knew that there were a lot of steps to it, so…

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Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

These cookies were introduced by my sister. She found this recipe on a website and told me to try it. These cookies are out of this world delicious. Yes there are many chocolate chip cookies and oatmeal cookies, but these really do taste different. I never tasted cookies like this. There are so many different…

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mini tuna pizzas & smoked salmon sandwiches

This past Sunday was my daughter’s first birthday. I was so excited to decorate everything and to take pictures so I can share all the tips on my blog. Why am I posting pictures of everything ? Because everything is homemade (yes, even the table skirt ??). This blog post is about ideas and tips…

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