Mon Petit Four

The French lifestyle: recipes and style ideas from France.

French Apple Tart Recipe

While I love creating beautiful cakes and darling confectionaries, it's simple desserts like this Julia Child French apple tart (tarte aux pommes) that truly make me happy. It's the uncomplicated combination of butter, sugar, and fresh fruit that'll overwhelm your senses and reach the very deepest ... VIEW POST

Easy Apple Pie Recipe with a Homemade Crust

This easy apple pie recipe is the perfect way to utilize sweet and tangy apples to create a classic fall dessert. While this easy apple pie recipe is made from scratch, it's a recipe that any beginner baker could make and will give you foolproof results.   ... VIEW POST

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

I'm all about using fresh, seasonal produce when I cook, and this Instant Pot butternut squash soup recipe satisfies that need and so much more. I want food that's full of flavor and tastes like Mom made it, and sometimes I want it fairly quickly and without much hassle. That's where this soup comes ... VIEW POST

Croquembouche Recipe (Profiterole Tower)

I was watching the fashion documentary Dior and I on Netflix, and I was reminded of my own time spent in the fashion industry. When I tell people that I used to work in fashion but now work with food and make pastries like this easy croquembouche recipe, they're often surprised. For me, however, the ... VIEW POST

Classic Madeleines Recipe

Walking through a local grocery store, I was reminded of how popular madeleines (French butter cakes) really are. An authentic French madeleines recipe should produce little cakes that are light and quite spongy. While a classic madeleine recipe is made to be eaten sans fork, don't be mistaken into ... VIEW POST