White chocolate mousse with red fruit coulis.

Two ingredient dessert.  If you think making a dark chocolate mousse is too hard, then try a white chocolate mousse – only 2 ingredients and no eggs required.  In this video I will take you through the process from scratch, including a forest fruits coulis to go with it.  It is an easy dessert, fast to…

Financiers cake tutorial

Financiers  (formerly known as a visitandines) are small bite size almond cake which are flavored with a beurre noisette ( translated as Hazelnut butter because of its color) and topped up with a piece of fruit or flakes almonds. the original Financiers are baked in small rectangular cake pans but you can bake them in…

Consommé with Deslignac Royales

The consommé is the evolution or shall I say transformation of freshly made broth (usually beef or chicken) into a clear soup that is actually called a consommé. Consommé in Escoffier cuisine can be served with various garnish such as pasta (vermicelli’s and the sort) croutons, vegetables and also with Royales which is the garnish…

Croque monsieur and Croque Madame Secrets

The famous French croque monsieur and Croque madame story. Did you know that those toasted sandwiches first appeared in Paris in the 1900’s. A simple formula that used sliced bread ham, cheese plus an egg for the croque madame. Of course in modern time some other ingredients have been added and one of the most…