Milk chocolate, caramel and apple yule log
Christmas time is the best time of the year to bake. Seems like everybody wants to do it, and everybody
Recipe: Rich shortbread
The shortbread is a Scottish biscuit usually made of flour, butter and sugar with the proportions 3-2-1. I’ve used a
Recipe: Whipped pistachio ganache with white chocolate
In my previous post, I wrote how to make a pistachio paste and it was not a random post: with
Recipe: Pistachio paste
Now that I don’t have to “study” for my pastry exam anymore and I don’t have to prepare the old-fashioned,
A pit stop at Matyasy in Toulon
I’ve been in the Provence region in France for more than two years, but I feel like I still have
Recipe: Chocolate macarons (Italian meringue)
Macarons are definitely fashionable these days! Here in France they can be found everywhere in hundreds of flavours and even
What are French macarons?
Aaaah, les macarons… these small French “petits fours” had the power to light the sparkle of pastry in me! Thanks
Pierre Hermé Boutique @ Nice
Last Saturday I had the chance to go to Nice for some shopping, but of course it was just a
Recipe: Chocolate fudge brownies
Brownies are the perfect treat for chocolate lovers! These dense American pastries are very easy to make, and they are
Pâtisserie Riederer: a point of reference in Aix-en-Provence
Some time ago I went on a trip to Aix-en-Provence, about one hour and a half away from where I