The cannelé is one of my favourite pastries, second only to a double-baked almond croissant. It’s a small caramelized cylinder flavoured with rum and vanilla bean, hailing from the Bordeaux region of France. One of my goals is to successfully bake a batch of cannelés, but doing so is no small feat. Achieving that perfectly…
Tag: French Made Baking
Fondant au Chocolat
When the temperature dips and the rain starts to fall, there’s nothing I want more than chocolate – rich, bitter, dark chocolate: sipping chocolate at Thierry, cognac truffles at Thomas Haas, or brownies at Chocolate Arts, but what I’m really craving today is a fondant au chocolat from French Made Baking in Vancouver. It’s essentially…
Caneles at the Farmers Market
Exactly one week today, I will wheel two overweight suitcases into YVR, get onto a plane, and bid Vancouver goodbye. There’s a lot that I’ll miss about Vancouver: Lynn Canyon and Kits Beach walks with my mom and Stella, farmers market runs with the family, super spicy chili wontons, fish & chips with the family…
Pup & Grub 