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Almond paste

Essentials, So Gourmand, Tout de Sweet

Homemade almond paste has a unique taste with a distinct almond flavor. There are mainly two sorts of almond paste: the cooked one (recipe below) and commonly known as “marzipan” and the raw one made with egg whites. The latter is mainly used to prepare...

Croissants

Breakfast, So Gourmand, Tout de Sweet

There are various recipes and techniques to prepare nice croissants, and there is no perfect one, what matters at the end is the result. During the lockdown of COVID-19, I decided to try to prepare croissants (after a first trial a few months back), and I...

Nuts and chocolate granola

Breakfast, So Gourmand

I love granola, especially when it’s crispy with a nice taste of roasted oat. And believe me, nothing  in the supermarkets is better than a home made granola, whatever the recipe is… I am sharing my favorite one with you, and all those who tried it confirm...

Streusel

Essentials, So Gourmand

The streusel is originally the German version of the crumble, with different ratios of butter/flour/sugar and with oat. It became commonly used in French desserts, to prepare reconstituted biscuits for instance, or crunchy layers, to spread on...

Whipped ganache

Essentials, So Gourmand

Much lighter than the classic ganache, and airy like a mousse, the whipped ganache is perfect for the macarons, tarts, cupcakes, or even poundcakes. I often prepare the white chocolate whipped ganache, and flavor it with pistachio paste, or vanilla, or citrus...

Chocolate ganache

Essentials, So Gourmand, Tout de Sweet

Ganache is a mixture of chocolate and cream, very rich and creamy. It’s used for chocolate candies, truffles, tarts, entremets, macarons…  And depending on the usage, it can be soft (for entremets and tarts for instance) or firm (for candies and truffles...

Brown butter

Essentials, So Gourmand

Brown butter is a butter that has been melted and cooked at medium heat, until the milk solids it contains turn brown. This process develops nutty caramelized flavors, that’s why it’s called “beurre noisette” in French, meaning “hazelnut butter”. It’s used for...