Long time no see, my friends! It has been a while since my last post. I have been spending my time mostly with work – covid style of course. It seems like preparations for the next thing never ends. Don’t get me wrong, I am extremely grateful that our business is doing ok with everythingRead more
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
It has been a while since I posted here. It seems like after writing the book, I just subconsciously wanted to take a mental break from blogging about recipes. I think I finally came back 🙂 I wanted to do something different with hot cross buns this year. I was actually inspired by Jamie Oliver’s recipeRead more
Every Christmas I try to do some cookie recipes on the blog. Though a little busy and unmotivated, I didn’t want to break my own tradition. So here I am finally in front of my laptop scrambling to post this before Christmas. This year I made two different recipes: macadamia strawberry crescents and hazelnut tuiles.Read more
This is one of my favourite pastries from French Pastry 101. I first made a similar tart in a French cooking class using plums, and fell in love with the beautiful flavours and textures of the dessert. The almond pear tart is a French classic, filled with almond frangipane, and topped with fresh or poached pears.Read more
My dream has finally came true, my first cookbook French Pastry 101 with Page Street Publishing (distributed by MacMillan) is coming out on November 6, 2018! All the hard work for the past year is finally coming to fruition. On some days, I think to myself, “You wrote a cookbook, Betty!” and still can’t reallyRead 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
