Quenelle

What was once used as a garnish in haute cuisine is now its own dish, known as quenelle. Essentially, it is a tender dumpling that is filled with ground meat, poultry, fish, or vegetables, seasoned and combined with breadcrumbs, eggs, fat, flour, or cream.   The dumpling is traditionally oval in shape and poached in water …

Palmiers

Palmiers are a delectable snacks made from puff pastry that are sprinkled with sugar, rolled, and then cut into slices. Due to its shape, palmiers have been given a variety of nicknames; pig’s ears, elephant ears, glasses, and palm leaves to name a few. These simple pastries are often paired with coffee or tea, and can be further enriched with …

Fondue Savoyarde

Fondue Savoyarde is one of the most popular dishes from the French region of Savoie, located in the heart of the French Alps. Originally a dish from Switzerland, fondue quickly rose to popularity in the Savoie region. The dish is made with a combination of melted cheeses, usually Gruyére, Beaufort, Emmental, and Comté. Savoie tradition says that if your piece of …

Financier is a small French cake that is sometimes erroneously mistaken for a pastry since it is similar to a sponge cake. The cakes are baked in moulds and shaped to look like golden bricks known as lingot in French. Financiers are usually made with almond flour, almonds, egg whites, brown butter, and sugar. The dessert was originally …

  Also known as rum baba, these small yeast dough sponge cakes are filled with raisins or currants, baked in a ring mold, and soaked in rum. The hole in the center of the cake is filled with either pastry cream, fresh fruit, or whipped cream. This dessert is believed to have been invented by …

Tête de veau

As the name might imply, this French dish consists of a calf’s head, which is boiled for a long time until the meat becomes tender and the skin develops a gelatinous consistency. The tongue and brain are also boiled separately with a combination of spices, and the three types of meat are served together in …

The Grilling Essentials Guide: Best Grilling Tools & Accessories

A Grilling Essentials Guide to make your outdoor cooking experience incredible! Everything you need to know: the best grills on the market, from charcoal to gas and wood pellet, my favorite grilling tools and fun accessories to take your grilling up a notch! After you’ve gone through this list the top two recipes you need …

Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken Salad with Avocado

Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken Salad filled with tender marinated chicken, grilled veggies, sweet tomatoes, creamy avocado all tossed in a tangy honey mustard dressing that doubles as a marinade. This light and easy salad recipe is flavorful, fresh and makes the perfect dinner recipe! Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken Salad We are a couple of days away …

Light & Easy Strawberry Peach Moscato Sangria

This easy Moscato Sangria is filled with fresh strawberries, peaches, citrus, orange liquor and mint for one epic refreshing sip! A sweet and crisp sangria recipe that’s the perfect cocktail to serve all summer long! Looking for more summer cocktail recipes? Try this Epic Salty Dog Cocktail, my Watermelon Vodka Cocktail or my Strawberry Summer …