From golden madeleines to gooey cookies and creamy tarts, this is your sweet spot for French-inspired desserts and snackable treats. Perfect for tea time, late nights, or just because.
There’s something tender about a mini carrot cake; the kind of sweetness that feels personal, like it was baked just for you. This mini carrot cake recipe skips the towering layers and the fuss, offering a golden, spice-kissed little cake topped with cream cheese frosting and a handful of buttery pecans for crunch. In French kitchens, carrot cake isn’t common, … LEARN MORE
The first time I tasted pineapple juice cake, it was at the end of a summer potluck, the kind where the table buckled under paper plates and memories. Someone’s aunt had brought it. Golden, glossy, and still warm, humming with vanilla and citrus. I snuck a slice with my fingers. Sticky. Tangy. Unapologetically sweet. Pineapple juice cake is one of … LEARN MORE
If you’re craving something bright, chewy, and easy to make, these lemon no-bake oatmeal cookies are your answer. They come together in one pot, no oven required, and taste like a cross between a citrus truffle and a soft oat bar. Back in Provence, summer desserts never needed baking. Mamie would pull chilled fruit from the cellar or stir up … LEARN MORE
There’s something about vanilla pecan pralines that feels like a memory. The kind that sneaks up on you from a church bake sale table or an old holiday tin with someone’s name scribbled in marker on the lid. These are soft and creamy with just enough pecan crunch to keep you honest. The kind of candy that melts before you … LEARN MORE
I wasn’t planning to build a Southern cheese cracker empire in my kitchen but here we are. Surrounded by crumbs, cheddar-slick fingers, and a suspiciously empty tin. Southern cheese crackers (also known in some kitchens as cheese straws, cheese crisps, or Southern cheese wafers) have that sneaky charm. Buttery, peppery, a little nostalgic, a little scandalous. They taste like something … LEARN MORE