Financiers are a french pâtisserie made with ground almonds. In 1890 the pâtissier Lasne … [read more]
Baking!
Madeleines
Madeleines are well known small sponge cakes, famous for their little ‘bump’ and shell like shape. … [read more]
Crepes
French crepes are thin and delicate pancakes and can be filled with anything you like - … [read more]
Coconut Cake
Another simple, easy to make cake that is a tried and tested goûter time staple here :) … [read more]
Some recent recipes
Gougères “Cheese Puffs”
A gougère is a baked savory choux pastry made of choux dough mixed with … [read more]
Gaufres de Liège or Belgian Liège Waffles
Ok so first things first. This isn't a french recipe, its Belgian and comes from the Belgian town of … [read more]
Pot-Au-Feu or French Beef Stew
A pot-au-feu is a french beef stew, which uses mostly inexpensive cuts of beef that need to be … [read more]
Ham, Cheddar and Mustard Loaf
This is another savoury loaf (or cake as they say in french!) which is perfect as an aperitif or … [read more]
Apple Loaf
This is really just a variant of the French Yoghurt Cake that I already posted but includes apples. … [read more]
Cured Pork with Green Lentils
Petit Salé aux lentilles is a classic french dish from the Auvergne region dish using pork that has … [read more]
Beef Bourguignon
Beef bourguignon (sometimes also called beef burgundy in english) is a well known traditional french … [read more]
Banana Loaf
Well this definitely isn't a french recipe but one that I have always made when there were a few … [read more]
Leek and Potato Tart
Leeks are in season! And this leek and potato tart makes a lovely evening meal or lunch with a green … [read more]