My final exam at Ecole Lenôtre School was 2 days long! We had a long list of products we needed to elaborate and present as a buffet by 5 pm on the second day. The first day was dedicated to "mise en place" (prep day) to get everything ready to be as performant and productive ass possible on day 2 and be able to make the deadline. The apricot tart was off course on the list of final products we had to present. We had to make 2 of them. This version is a little different from the classic French version (which has a layer of almond cream inside) because it is a rustic apricot tart. This means you don’t need a tart tin and you don’t need to line the mold! It is just the shortbread crust, the apricots with a little added flavor, all baked in the oven and sprinkled with the most delicious crumble topping.

I love caramelized onion quiche. I could have it every single day. Back in Argentina, at my mother's house, we used to have quiche every weekend. Making quiche takes me back to Buenos Aires, even though it is a very French thing to make lol. This caramelized onion tart is so good you will want to have it every day.

This Basque Cake is a dessert you will never forget. I first tried it at pastry school, and I was hooked. I am not a pastry cream fan, so I was incredibly surprised to find myself going for seconds the day I discovered this cake. A flaky dough filled with pastry cream and cherry jam with a mild lemony flavour. A few years later I travelled to the Basque Country and I had the pleasure of trying the real thing! Let me tell you, I had one every day I was down there! Lucky me they sell small individual Basque cakes at local boulangeries! I hope this gateau Basque recipe does it the justice it deserves!

Una de las cosas que más disfruto a la hora de la merienda. Cuando tenía 20 anos, pase una temporada trabajando en Aspen Skiing Company un centro de esquí en Estados Unidos, en Aspen, Colorado. Justo en frente de mi trabajo había esta panadería/pastelería que se llamaba Paradise Bakery. Allí comí las mejores cookies con chispas de chocolate de mi vida. ¡Desde entonces soy fanática 😊 Esta receta de galletas con chispas de chocolate es de mis favoritas! Le hago hace años, y la he ido modificando y perfeccionando. ¡Espero les guste!

This chocolate dulce de leche cake was a classic at my house growing up. It still is. It is also the cake you have at every little kid's birthday party (or its vanilla variation). Safe to say we use to have it very often back in the day. A little confession: I still make this cake for my birthday every year!! I love it. So simple yet so delicious. Hope you love this chocolate and dulce de leche cake recipe as much as I do!

One of my favorite treats ever. When I was 20 years old, I spent a summer working at the Aspen Skiing Company in Colorado. I used to work just in front of Paradise Bakery. This bakery made the best chocolate chip cookies on the planet, and because I worked just across the street I knew exactly when they had freshly baked ones out! I have been obsessed ever since with chocolate chunk cookies ever since. This recipe is close to my heart, I have been making it for a long time, changing it and perfecting it over the years. Hope you enjoy it!