Category Archives: Dessert

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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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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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 Chocolate Ganache Tarts

I remember making the mini chocolate ganache tarts in Paris, but decided to make chocolate tarts a L’Americaine. You see, luckily for us Americans, we have pre-made  graham cracker crusts. I decided to make chocolate tarts using graham cracker crust and adding raspberries to add a little freshness to the tart and it came out…

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