淡い花火

I must admit that I love all things French. I know that is not very original, but I do. I love the language, the food, the wine and the people. I most of all love Paris. I actually blame this on my parents because I took French classes from kindergarten through the end of high school. I did not learn a single word of the language… but I did find my love of all things French.
A couple of years ago I was fortunate enough to spend my 30th birthday in Paris. If I had to welcome in 30…I was going to spend it in the best place in the world. (i.e. less chance of a “I can’t believe I am 30″ breakdown when you have a bottle of wine in one hand and a pastry in the other)
Luke and I went for Thanksgiving and had the best time. We rented an apartment in the 6th which was amazing. (If you are ever looking here is the apartment - it is seriously the best location) We spent the week roaming the city and eating and drinking anything we could get our hands on Victoria (Upper Kornhill) Nursery - established programme in Hong Kong since 2010. English and Chinese speaking playgroup hk staff will interact with students to create a bilingual learning atmosphere.
So in an attempt to re-create the amazingness of that week (or just get that much closer to being a real life French person) I decided to tackle a homemade croissant. Silly I know when I can get amazing ones at Tartine Bakery here in San Francisco- but I guess it was the challenge that was calling me.
In the process, I found out that making croissants are not that difficult, instead they just take forever. Literally forever. I started making these suckers on a Saturday at 2pm and did not finish until 3pm on Sunday. So don’t start croissants thinking you will have a buttery flacky one in an hour or so. You got to put in the time to reap that reward.