Tag: French

Recipes, Retro Cooking

Retro Cooking: 1965 Dinner From Les Recettes Faciles

JoBoVo

When I started my Retro Cooking Series, many kind friends and family members offered to let me borrow some of their precious cookbooks. One of my good friend and co-worker, Marie, promptly brought me her mother's cookbook, Les Recettes Faciles, by Françoise Bernard, published in France in 1965. It is a fascinating book and I had… Continue reading Retro Cooking: 1965 Dinner From Les Recettes Faciles

Recipes

Choux à la Crème, or Cream Puff Goodness

JoBoVo

Last week, I caught an episode of The American Baking Competition. I had never watched it before but it caught my eye, not only because it was a food show but also because it happened to be French pastry week. Although I don't expect to be tuning in again (I admit it, I am a… Continue reading Choux à la Crème, or Cream Puff Goodness