Merry Christmas

Pictured here is a traditional bûche de Noël (yule log) filled with chestnuts and covered with chocolate ganache.

Merry Christmas!

Charlotte aux marrons

Finishing touches for this chestnut cake served with hot chocolate sauce and whipped cream

Cherries

Beautiful juicy cherries are now in full season here, so are the stains that inevitably come with them.

I found the best way to get rid of those stains is to soak them with milk, yes milk! for a couple of hours and the stain disappears totally from the garment.

Hope this little tip will help you enjoy those cherries longer.

BD celebration cooking class

I had the great pleasure of teaching a cooking class to a family of 9 celebrating a birthday last Friday.

The menu was:

Soupe de cresson / watercress soup

Paupiette de sole au saumon sauce beurre blanc / Sole rolls stuffed with salmon mousse and a beurre blanc sauce

Tarte aux fraises / strawberry tart

Croquembouche

I was very fortunate to make a very traditional French wedding dessert for my friend's wedding last week, a Croquembouche (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croquembouche).

* * Mother's Day Special * *

For this upcoming Mother's day I have this special offer of artisan French croissants.

New and improved recipe.

20 croissants for $30, frozen and ready to bake on Sunday morning.

Please allow 72 hours for making and delivery.

Surprise your mother, partner or simply treat yourself.

If interested please contact me

Thank you

To all the mothers and mothers to be happy mother's day.

French Macarons

Easter is right around the corner, here is an idea to treat your guests to a very special French specialty:

Macarons

They are airy gluten free little "cookies" made with egg whites, almonds and sugar with a flavoured filling.

In this case you have a choice of:

raspberry, lemon and chocolate or a mix of the 3.

They come in a box of 3

I also make custom size orders

If interested please contact me:

425 343 8885

petitechefanne@gmail.com