La Boulangerie

10/05/2026

In the middle of his IB exams, he still took the time to make a Fraisier.
Now, as he’s finishing high school, we both realize this may be the last Mother’s Day he makes it before life carries him toward new places. 😞 … but for now, I’m simply grateful for this moment, for La Boulangerie that inspired this cake, and for the memories we’ve created together. ❤️

Happy Mother’s Day 🥰

21/03/2026

I remember at the end of one of our La Boulangerie Zoom classes, students were proudly showing their creations on camera. One student, excited, took her tart out of the oven… and dropped it, right there.

We all froze for a second.

It immediately reminded me of Chef Massimo Bottura and his “Oops! I Dropped the Lemon Tart.” dessert I read about once. I told her the story - how something that feels like a failure can actually become something meaningful.

I finally saw that famous three Michelin star dessert in real life. But this time, it had an extra layer of meaning for me.

A meaning tied to La Boulangerie, to empowering, a meaning that fills you with joy.

20/01/2026

Made madeleines today. Two fell into a bowl of salt when I tapped the pan. Briefly thought I’d invented the salty madeleine.
I had not.
Powdered sugar it is.

01/01/2026

Passing through Maryland, I made a spontanious stop at a friend’s home - and by a lovely coincidence, these young men were making a bûche de Noël from the recipe I taught them years ago. It was so heartwarming to see them baking for their families.
✨ Wishing everyone a New Year full of joy and sharing!

11/05/2025

Happy Mother’s Day!

By the way the cake was très très bon! ;)

10/05/2025

This year this guy is just by himself (without his brother) making Fraisier for Mother’s Day. Today I helped him with shopping and mise en place and I am still debating if I should join him tomorrow in the kitchen. I miss those days when he was tiny and we were making the cake together.

Anyways I realised that it is thanks to La Boulangerie that now I have this family tradition. I remember when teaching the class i was making a cake as a model for students to follow and at the end, I kept that cake for me and my family. Then, when I stopped teaching the class, my kids wanted to have Le Fraisier on Mother’s Day, so I invited them to make it following La Boulangerie recipe, which they successfully did several years in a raw.

Time flies. It breaks my heart to watch this video 😞

https://youtu.be/wHsnWAT6nVg?feature=shared

16/10/2024

I learnt and I taught that bread has four ingredients: flour, water, yeast, and salt. But Mallorca bread might change this. It is a delicious sourdough that has no salt! Basically, it reduces the bread ingredients to two: water and flour if you consider that the leavening agent, here sourdough, is made of water and flour. But the question is why did people of an island surrounded by salty water not add salt in their bread dough?

If anyone knows please share!

07/10/2024

“Mom, you’re a queen!”

31/08/2024

07/07/2024

I am so thankful that La Boulangerie created a community. Thank you Iovanna family for taking time to stop at our place during your European tour ❤️

30/06/2024

Summer is here 🌞 Enjoy ☺️