French dinner party bake recipes

Apricot Clafoutis copyright 2011 art of living.PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati

This recipe is from my latest book and winner of the Gourmand World…

Mango Gateau with peaches and cream

A Gateau is a French style sponge cake traditionally made with cream and may be a multilayered cake. I made…

Chocolate Souffle

After having a yummy souffle on a cruise recently, I came back and started making them myself. This is the best I've found so far. A simple,…

Cheddar scalloped POTATO gratin simile DAUPHINOIS

Very high in flavour...very high on calorie reduction too! I’ve been trying desperately to replicate a…

My Old-Fashioned Delicious Red Velvet Cake

The colorful history of red velvet cake recipe dates back to the 1940s. It is said that the recipe was actually…

Molten Chocolate Cake with Fresh Raspberries

These individual molten chocolate cakes are simple and elegant, and they bake in under 10 minutes. You can use…

Crab Meat Broussard

French Bread by Traditional Yeast Method (no bread machine)

Experimenting with several ways to get a good loaf of French bread without using my bread machine, I am ready…

Peach Tarte Tatin

Tarte Tatin is an upside down tart with caramelized fruit inside. Traditionally tarte tatin was made with apples and the apples were caramelized in…

French Potato Pie with Cheese and Chives

Pie can be baked earlier in the day and reheated at time of serving, though it is better when it is…

Strawberry and Almond Clafoutis

Some call this something in between a cake and a custard. I call it a huge baking success. I baked these Strawberry and Almond Clafoutis pronounced…

Madeleines

I had been longing to make madeleines or small French Sponge Cake for quite some time. All this while, I postponed the idea of making madeleines…

Delectable Carrot Cake Dessert

Here is a tasty homemade carrot cake recipe that doesn’t take too much time; and it does not take a lot of effort either! These are two criteria…

Rosemary Crepes with Goat Cheese and Wilted Greens

This is a special and delicious dish. It requires some effort, but it is well worth it! You need to make the…

small almond cookies

nice moister almond cookies