The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of Food Network. To be perfectly honest, this month’s daring bakers challenge wasn’t really a success for me. I didn’t love the batter recipe for the cookies – they […] Read more…
This summer, it’s all about berries! I managed to salvage enough of the strawberries I picked to make fresh red berry granita. Granita is an easy way to make a frozen treat in the summertime: all you need is fresh berries, simple syrup and a good freezer! It really has a great intense berry flavor, […] Read more…
Growing up, my parents’ family house in the South of France had a small fruit and vegetable patch where I would escape to in the summer to pick and taste that summer’s berries. A couple days ago I rediscovered the pleasure of berry picking by visiting a little farm outside of Montreal. Seeing the farmers […] Read more…
First of all, I apologize for the absence of posts! I just came back from a trip to San Francisco. I will be posting pictures of all the wonderful food I enjoyed there soon. It really was one of the best cities for food lovers (and I was born and raised in France!). My trips […] Read more…