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Pierre Herme’s Salted Caramel Macarons

On April 25, 2010 · 2 Comments

After my last successful macaron-making endeavour I decided to give it another go. This time I set out to make another one of my favourite macaron flavours — salted caramel.  I decided to consult with the current king of the Paris macaron scene, Pierre Herme. I sampled some of Pierre Herme’s [...]

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Making French Macarons

On April 5, 2010 · 2 Comments

Recently I’ve had the overwhelming urge to bake something “fancy”.  I guess fancy is a relative term.  Essentially I wanted to bake something beyond the usual cookies and banana bread… something I might actually venture out of my house to buy.  I turned to Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook for inspiration as [...]

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On The Town: Treats in Paris

On November 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment

(treats from Gerard Mulot)

I ate a LOT of desserts in Paris.  When I saw “a LOT” I mean a whole whackload!  There were no rules about when I could have dessert, if a pastry caught my eye I went in for the kill.   I had eclairs, apple tarts, chausson aux pommes, chocolates [...]

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Squash and Chickpea Moroccan Stew with Couscous (Chez Omar Style)

On October 26, 2009 · 4 Comments

Ever since my meal at Chez Omar in Paris I’ve been dreaming about couscous with vegetable stew.  So of course I spent a while trying to find something to replicate it.

The closest I came was this recipe over at Smitten Kitchen. Interestingly enough their quest for a couscous recipe was triggered [...]

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On The Town: 7 Days in Paris

On October 24, 2009 · 6 Comments

I just got back from a fabulous week in Paris (France).  Paris isn’t new to me, I spent almost 6 months studying there while in university about 6 years ago.  It was time for another visit.  While living there on zero income I didn’t get to take full advantage of all the [...]

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Crepes!

On March 23, 2009 · 1 Comment

I’ve always been a fan of crepes. In high school there used a “creperie” near my high school where I’d stop off for breakfast or sometimes lunch (oh how I miss my days of disposable income). My fave combination was always salami, tomato and cheese. Clearly I was into health food.

A few years [...]

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Barefoot Bloggers: Meringues Chantilly

On February 26, 2009 · 12 Comments

When I first discovered that BMK of Reservations Not Required had chosen this recipe for the second February Barefoot Bloggers I was totally disappointed.  I mean, eggs freak me out so meringues aren’t something that hold zero appetite appeal to me.  Then they are topped with fresh berries.  It’s February [...]

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Quiche

On January 18, 2008 · 1 Comment

For reasons unknown I grew up eating quiche. It’s not something my mom would ever make from scratch, not something I remember eating in restaurants, but a large part of my childhood was spent eating quiche. I vaguely remember eating frozen mini-quiches by Schneiders… but who knows where that comes from.

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