Every year around this time, my mind invariably fills with thoughts of France. In my former life as a cruise director, Tony and I spent several spring seasons sailing around the western coast of ...

Note from the baker: "It's a very simple French cookie," Megan VanStone says. "I think the hardest thing about it is getting your oven temperature right so you can get the classic dome on the back of ...

After spending a good amount of time in France and developing a love for French pastry, I decided that it was time to learn how to make a classic madeleine cookie recipe. These mini butter cakes are a ...

Soft and slightly domed, madeleines melt our mouths at any time of day. These traditional French mini cakes , recognizable by their characteristic shell shape, are a real treat for the taste buds. An ...

Editor’s note: Due to the production schedule for Pacific NW magazine, this story was written before the state’s “shelter in place” orders, intended to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, were ...

Nothing compares to nostalgia in the form of a sweet treat. For French pastry chef Dominique Ansel (who is credited with inventing the famed Cronut which Dominique Ansel Bakery has trademarked), ...

While I love dessert, I admit that baking can be intimidating. Reading through recipes calling for the use of precise kitchen scales, layers upon layers of ganaches and frostings and fondants, and a ...

There are a few classics a serious baker must absolutely master. For the serious Francophile baker — or the baker with a literary interest — the list of classics most certainly includes a madeleine.