Madeleines, a classic French sponge cake given a Vietnamese twist: dipped in a fish sauce caramel
Pastries
Buttery baked dough… need we say more?
Financier • French almond “gold bar” cake
‘Financier’ is a small French almond cake flavored with brown butter. The name comes from its traditional shape (which looks like a bar of gold) and its golden color from the brown butter. Of course if you have traditional financier trays, that would be ideal- […]
Tarte à la rhubarbe • Rhubarb tart
It is rhubarb season and we couldn’t be more excited to make our first sweet tart of the year with some from our local farmers’ market! If you have never tried rhubarb, it is pretty sour and when used in desserts, it tastes very much […]
Galette des Rois • French King Cake
Galette des rois is a puff pastry cake with a frangipane filling. It is made and served during the celebration of Epiphany every January.
Vol-au-vent de Boursin au saumon • Smoked salmon & Boursin puff pastry bites
We don’t know about you, but we are incredibly excited to be fully vaccinated so we can have dinner with friends and family again.When the time comes, these salmon Boursin vol-au-vent amuse-bouches will be a huge hit with your loved ones! Deliciously airy and crispy […]
Bánh gối • Vietnamese “pillow” meat hand pies
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- […]
Quiche de printemps • Spring time quiche
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 […]
Pâte brisée • Shortcrust pastry
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 […]
Bánh Patê sô • Vietnamese meat pastry
Flavorful mini meat pies encased in flaky golden puff pastry. A Vietnamese creation with French roots.