Mille-Feuille with Strawberries

I don’t think I have had these in a while, and seeing I had a batch of Crème Patissière in the fridge, I wanted to try my hand at Mille-Feuille or ‘Tompouce’. A tompoes or tompouce is a quite popular pastry in the Netherlands and Belgium, and available at our local bakery stores or bakery section at the supermarket. It is the local version of the … Continue reading Mille-Feuille with Strawberries

Fresh Strawberry Mini Tarts

In Malta, strawberry season announces that winter is officially over.  Our strawberry season is quite early in the year, from November up to end of April. This is because it is too hot in summer to properly grow this delicious, red fruit, or any fruit for that matter (aside from watermelon).  By May, they are so sweet naturally, that you hardly need to add any … Continue reading Fresh Strawberry Mini Tarts