Discovery of Hong Kong
Brioche au sucre Now that I found out that doing my own bread without a bread maker is possible, I am trying everything I can… Here is the recipe for a “Brioche au sucre”, a big favorite for the 4pm French snack when you are a kid! The recipe is found...
Home made Paninis I wanted some Panini since a while and I couldn’t manage to find a good one in Hong Kong neither could I find ready-to-use breads in the supermarket to make it myself... So I decided it was the right time to do it myself. For 8 Panini...
After the opening of Pierre Herme’s first shop in Hong Kong, I decided it was time to try one of his recipe. I tried his macarons recipe from his book but it seems I still have some improvments to be done to be able to eat them ;) so here is a pastry...
Xavier was asking me waffles for a month now… but without wanting me to buy a waffle maker… His excuse was where was I going to store it in our kitchen? Like we are living in HK and we don’t have enough space in our kitchen… Also I told him once that...
Chouquettes A classic French treat for those who are missing home! To realize this recipe in Hong Kong, you will need to plan ahead of time as it is impossible to find pearl sugar here and it is an essential ingredients of the chouquettes! Without it,...
Viennoise au chocolat Recipe at the back of the flour packet An inevitable afternoon snack when I came back from school when I was a kid, the “viennoise au chocolat” is a must! I couldn’t find the exact translation in English – some will speak about chocolate...
Saucisson au chocolat Recipe inspired by Menier When Lucile did this recipe at one of our party in Hong Kong, I could remember exactly in my head from where it comes from… ;) In my childhood, my mother uses to bake with the “Menier” chocolate, a famous...
Orange and Honey Cake Recipe inspired by Les Cakes de Sophie (French Book) Another delicious cake for breakfast or your afternoon snack? You’ll need: 3 eggs 160 g flour 150 g unsalted butter 120 g white sugar 30 g vanilla sugar 8 g of baking powder 1...
Cake a la banane Recipe inspired by Marmiton Not exactly a French recipe but this banana bread was recommended to us by Cecile and Chris who spent a year in Australia... Now I realize this must have been the perfect breakfast before a surfing day!! You’ll...