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...
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...
Choux Pastry, So Gourmand
When our friend turned 50 and I asked him what was his favorite cake he answered immediately: the Paris-Brest. So I didn’t have to think twice regarding the birthday cake: a number cake made of choux filled with praliné cream, and as he really loves praliné, I...
Choux Pastry, So Gourmand
I love choux pastries, when they are perfectly round, airy and not cracked… I always have a little stock of choux in my freezer, cooked and ready to be filled. So when I have last-minute guests, I don’t panic, I prepare a smooth pastry cream (chocolate one...