Meaty fillings encased in dough transcends cultures. So many different peoples have come up with their own version- there’s the Cornish pasty, Eastern European piroshki, Jamaican patty, Spanish & Latin American empanada, Levantine fatayer, South Asian samosa, Southeast Asian curry puff, Cantonese ham sui gok- […]
Spring season means that it is time to make quiches with your favorite local ingredients! We will post different versions over the spring and summer, which will hopefully give you a few ideas. We recently got some ramps at our local farmer’s market and decided […]
Trust us, once you have made your own pâte brisée, you will never want to buy it from the store anymore! This is an easy 15-minute process that you can even do after a workday to prepare a delicious dinner. Pâte brisée is used for […]
This coffee mousse is a delicious variant to the more traditional chocolate mousse and will be the perfect dessert for that next dinner with your friends. It is truly a recipe that doesn’t require anyone to be an experienced cook – and it is fun […]
“Céleri rémoulade” is one of these dishes that Maxime grew up with but that he can rarely find here in the U.S.He remembers the countless times this was served as an appetizer at school. This dish is also very commonly found in French restaurants on […]
“Ốc chuối đậu” which literally means “Snail banana tofu” is a very traditional Northern Vietnamese folk dish that even some people from other regions of Vietnam may not have tried. If you’re ready to graduate from our Ốc nhồi thịt to something a little more […]
“Kho” – braising is one of the easiest traditional Vietnamese cooking methods. You can use the same braising technique for just about anything- meat, fish, mushrooms, tofu, vegetables; you name it, it can be braised. Every family has a slightly different recipe for braising, but […]
Summertime is fast approaching, which means that Maxime will get to make/eat one of his favorite summer dishes- salads! Seriously, he loves them. ‘Salade niçoise’ is named after the city of Nice in southeast France and is usually served as an appetizer or a side. […]