I love tarts so much, this combination of crunchy dough with a soft layer is wonderful. Many people avoid making tarts because of the fear of making the pastry dough, but the truth is that this is one of the
I love tarts so much, this combination of crunchy dough with a…
If you follow me you probably know that praliné is one of my favorite ingredients. If you started following right now you are probably wondering what is praliné? During our culinary tours, as I begin to explain about the word
If you follow me you probably know that praliné is one of…
Who would have believed that a Parisian luxury hotel would offer a carrot cake on its Tea-time menu? When I arrived in Paris almost 12 years ago there were no big cookies, no babka and no carrot or pumpkin cakes.
Who would have believed that a Parisian luxury hotel would offer a…
This season of the end of the year and winter holidays is one of my favorite seasons in Paris. This city is beautiful at any time, but in winter it becomes even more special. Christmas lights, shops decorations and the
This season of the end of the year and winter holidays is…
We recently returned from Alsace, our favorite area in France that we’re willing to return to more and more and maybe even take you with us one day. When traveling to Alsace it's difficult to ignore the German influences that
We recently returned from Alsace, our favorite area in France that we’re…
Chewy chocolate chip cookies or other big cookies with some toppings were not a very common product in France in the past. The more famous cookies in the French patisserie are delicate butter cookies called Sablé. These cookies come in
Chewy chocolate chip cookies or other big cookies with some toppings were…
When we were young there were only two types of ice cream in the neighbourhood supermarket, vanilla and chocolate. They came in long rectangular cartons from which we would cut pieces together with the carton and place in a small
When we were young there were only two types of ice cream…
One of the products on which almost every Frenchman grows is the Flan, it is actually a kind of custard made from milk or milk and cream, egg yolks, sugar and thickening substances (flour, cornflour) baked without or with dough.
One of the products on which almost every Frenchman grows is the…
When I was young there was only one birthday cake, a simple chocolate cake with cocoa icing and lots of sprinkles. This mom’s cake was the only and best cake in the world, we didn’t know anything else and thought
When I was young there was only one birthday cake, a simple…
An afternoon in the Romema neighbourhood in Haifa, the baking oven is closed and a large enamel pan with mom’s chocolate cake rests inside. It was the simplest cake in the world, but the most delicious in the world, one
An afternoon in the Romema neighbourhood in Haifa, the baking oven is…