It is hard to believe that this is my first quarantine post. I have been extremely busy with my bakery business. A great deal has changed since March – how we operate, changes in our pastries and our staffing etc. After a few months of hustling in the kitchen, I finally found some time toRead more
For all the romantics out there this Valentine’s, I came up with this recipe just for you 🙂 The sweet scent of strawberries and roses complement the subtle rye flavour of these piped cookies. This recipe is based on sablĂ© Viennois, which means Viennese sablĂ©s. I love them for their unique tender and crumbly texture.Read more
The yule log is such an iconic dessert for the holidays. The French call it BĂ»che de NoĂ«l. It is a sponge cake with a cream filling rolled and frosted to resembled a log. I have made countless number of roulades before – it is even in my cookbook, but this is the first yuleRead more
For fall this year, I developed a Lamington recipe for my bakery – Pumpkin Lamington. It is more popular than I had thought, because they are no common here. Lamington is traditionally an Australian treat. A cake in a small cube shape, with a thin filling such as raspberry jam, and coated with a chocolateRead more
Summer is in full swing and father’s day is tomorrow. Whether you want to put together a dessert for a BBQ party in the fantastic warm weather or impress your family this Salted Bourbon Caramel Brownie Ice-cream Sandwich will do the trick. I have used good quality store-bought ice-creams and for the recipe so youRead more
I haven’t updated the blog for a long time, and I can’t believe it is already October. Also, my book French Pastry 101 with Page Street Publishing is coming out about a month from today! It is Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend. I am especially thankful for all the opportunities and resources that I have beenRead more
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I have working on my first cookbook. I can’t tell you enough how excited I am because it has always been my dream to write a cookbook, since I started this blog about six years ago. It is a French pastry cookbook for beginners, and I can’tRead more
The first upside-down cake that I have ever made was probably a recipe from my brother’s home economics class. I don’t recall why I didn’t take more cooking courses in high school while he did. It was probably because the teacher was especially strict about punctuality. I remembered I went in class about 5 minutesRead more
