Clafoutis with Cherries and Blueberries

Clafoutis is a rustic French dessert made from a thick flan-like batter and cherries. Traditional recipe contains pits of cherries which provide another layer of flavor, however, I personally like to remove pits to serve this dish to my child. To me, either works fine.

Today I used cherries and blueberries, but you can use other fruits such as blackberries, raspberries, apples and plums.

Fruit Salad with Yogurt Cream

Honey Blancmange with Apricot Sauce

Apricot Sauce

This apricot sauce is extremely versatile and goes well with ice cream, yogurt, panna cotta, angel food cake, chiffon cake, sponge, cheese cake, meringues and a lot more.

This sauce is made from dried apricots, so we can enjoy all year round!

Lemon Madeleine

Kids Favorite: Chiffon Cake Cups

Use decorative paper cups instead of a tube pan, and kids would enjoy peeling the paper off!

Canelés

A canelé is a small French pastry with a soft and tender custard center and a dark, thick caramelized crust. (Wikipedia)

This is an easy version of making canelés, and no copper molds of a special cylinder shape are not necessary.

Silky Chocolate Cake

This airy, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate cake is very popular among my family and friends. It is like a cross between soufflé and chocolate truffles.

Special ingredients or utensils are not necessary, but secrets of making the silky texture are...

Gâteau au Citron: Lemon Pound Cake

Intense lemon flavor makes this cake special.

Raisin and Walnut Pound Cake

Walnut meal in the batter gives full bodied, rich flavor to this cake.

Pavé au Chocolat: Matcha and White Chocolate Squares

Wishing you a very happy Valentine's Day.

Financier

Financier is a moist and nutty small French cake. I do not remember how many times I was asked for this recipe from my friends.

I am sure you will make this cake again and again!

Pear Gelée (Jello)

Please do not discard pear compote syrup. Leftovers can be transformed into another wonderful dessert!

Pear Compote

I make fruit compote throughout the year, such as white peaches in summer and pears in winter.

In this recipe, pears are flavored with vanilla only. I like it this way, but you can certainly add white wine to the syrup.

Please select fruits which are ripen but not mushy.

Kids Cooking Class: Bûche de Noël (Yule Log)

Bûche de Noël is a traditional Christmas dessert in France. The word itself translates as "Christmas Log" and is meant to look like a piece of wood ready for fire used in the ancient fire-festival of the winter solstice.

Today my excellent Sous-Chef, 6-year-old daughter, tested this recipe. The traditional Bûche tastes great, and this easy version, too!

Baked Apples

Apples can be Michigan's largest fruit crop and I really enjoy eating them throughout the season.

My baked apples can be a little different, which is baked with caramel. If you serve with Sablés, Tarte Tatin -like dessert is ready.

Very simple and easy to make.