Madeleines are a lovely treat. We love the shell shaped, little light sponge cakes and they always remind us of France. This week Sarah baked some plain Madeleines and they were delicious. The secret to Madeleines is chilling the batter for several … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Petit Ecolier Biscuits
One of our favourite varieties of biscuits is the French treat, Petit Ecolier. They have a butter biscuit base and an embossed chocolate top featuring a little schoolboy. When Sarah and I were in Paris we discovered a gift pack which included a … [Read more...]
Eiffel Tower Heat Bag
Today you will find us guest posting over at Fave Crafts as part of US National Sewing Month. Our Winter Warmers Lavender Heat Bags is one of our most popular tutorials. This time we have made a removable heat bag cover, featuring our favourite icon, … [Read more...]
Crepes with Caramel Sauce
One of the things we love about wet weekends is staying home and pottering around in the kitchen. Ever since we returned from our Paris trip, we have been wanting to make some delicious crepes. While we were in Paris we sampled crepes at a few … [Read more...]
Chocolate Eclairs
One of the highlights of our recent trip to Paris was sampling all the wonderful French pastries and desserts. One of the hotels we stayed out during our trip, served macarons as part of the breakfast buffet. Since returning home, Sarah has made a … [Read more...]
Macaron Coin Purse
Ever since we first spotted macaron coin purses in the Japanese sewing magazine, Cotton Time, we have wanted to make our own. We love everything French and the sweet little zippered macarons are so cute in size and the possibilities when it comes to … [Read more...]
20 French Inspired Projects and Recipes
If you have been following our blog for a while, you will have noticed that we regularly share projects that have a Parisian theme. Our blog header, designed by Sarah, features an Eiffel Tower. We love everything French - and it influences the … [Read more...]
French Vignette
We love using items from around our home to make Christmas decorations. We put together a little French inspired Vignette on a cake stand. It reminds us of a snow globe. We placed some white feathers on the base of the cake stand, and then … [Read more...]
Lavender Heat Bag
With Christmas getting closer, we have been working on some home made Christmas gifts. First up, we have been sewing some Lavender Heat Bags, filled with wheat and lavender. We have used offcuts of flannel fabric that we have left over from some … [Read more...]
Sablés with Caramel Glaze
If you love buttery biscuits (cookies) as much as we do, you will enjoy these French Sablés with a Caramel Glaze. They are light and crisp, and are the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea. They taste amazing fresh from the oven, and also freeze … [Read more...]
