canelé mold produces perfect cannéles bordelais

Canelés Recipe (Cannelés Bordelais)

Like I explained in a previous post, I had the opportunity to visit the Bordeaux region during my last trip to France. My best friend’s mother-in-law lives in that area, so we decided to take a weekend trip to visit her. On the way to her house, I asked my friend to stop at a patisserie so that I could pick up something as a gift for the hostess. Instead, my friend encouraged me to stop at this tiny shop that sold some of the best canelés (a Bordeaux specialty) she had ever eaten. I had of course heard of canelés having been to France before, but I had never come across them in Paris. It turns out that canelés were even better than I imagined them to be; they were just as addictive as my friend described them to be!

Easy Tiramisu Recipe on a plate

Easy Tiramisu Recipe

When I usually see tiramisu on the dessert menu, I choose to pass and order something else. My experience with restaurant tiramisu tends to be a wet, soggy cake rather than the glorified coffee-flavored dessert it’s been regarded as. It wasn’t until I stopped by a patisserie in Paris, ironically, that I enjoyed a brilliant rendition of the Italian dessert. It renewed my faith in the dessert and everything it could be. 

Profiteroles Recipe on a plate with warm chocolate sauce

Profiteroles Recipe

One of my good friends sent me an article recommending this classic French bistro right before one of my trips to Paris. It was a picturesque restaurant right near Place des Victoires in the 1st arr., and was conveniently named Bistrot des Victoires. The restaurant’s menu featured a lot of my favorite bistro items like steak frites and soupe à l’oignon, so I knew that I definitely wanted to pop in. The restaurant served a tasty steak, but what’s always stood out in my memory from that night were the profiteroles I ordered for dessert. They were so wildly decadent that I just couldn’t help but clap my hands in glee over the dessert presented before me.