Zoe Bakes

After walking her poodles on a chilly weekend morning, Zoë prepares a grab-and-go breakfast favorite, blueberry muffins. She also visits a favorite café whose motto is "Simple is best and just as delicious," inspiring her to prepare a cinnamon star bread.

When hosting a dinner party for some chef friends, Zoë prepares a dish to impress: a showstopping baked Alaska with a sorbet "bullseye." She also visits a good friend to have fun, thinking outside of the box with ice cream flavors.

Zoë prepares delicate chocolate macarons for a bakers' gathering with a fellow cookbook author and friend. She also demonstrates how baking together can lead to delicious creations as she makes coconut macaroons with an award-winning pastry chef.

Zoë tackles her son's favorite dessert -- cheesecake. She prepares one version with her signature blueberry swirl as well as a savory version topped with roasted tomato and feta after an inspiring visit to a local creamery.

Zoë demonstrates the delicious versatility of a family favorite, crêpes, by preparing a stack to fill with bananas Foster and roll into a savory crêpe manicotti. For more inspiration, Zoë visits a local pastry chef to see how a crêpe cake is made.

Zoë finds inspiration at a farmers market, transforming purple sweet potatoes into a vibrant version of the classic pie. She also picks up tips from a local baker, Rose McGee, and will never look at a sweet potato pie the same way again.

Zoë prepares jelly doughnuts to share with her mom before they bake another filled pastry together based on her great-great-grandmother's recipe. They also visit a local baker who makes challah bread with three generations of her family.

Zoë hosts a brunch for her women's small business group, The Ladybrainers, and prepares a rustic apple tarte Tatin. To expand her French-themed menu, she visits a renowned chef and native Frenchman to learn practical tips for making soufflé.

Zoë pays tribute to her Nordic heritage by preparing Swedish cream and krumkake, a pressed cookie and visiting a ladies' church group for a lesson in making the traditional Norwegian flatbread, lefse.

When the Minnesota weather turns cold, Zoë stocks her freezer with easy, bake-and-take hand pies. She makes both sweet strawberry and savory chicken curry pies, and then visits a local Mexican café to prepare empanadas.

To stave off cabin fever, Zoë hosts a potluck party complete with s'mores and a dessert twist on a Minnesota staple: hotdish. She visits a friend to learn what makes hotdish so popular in the Midwest.

Zoë celebrates New Year's Eve by baking a gorgeous cream puff tower coated in caramel, known as croquembouche, for a party with her closest friends.

Zoë bakes a cream puff tower to ring in the new year with her friends.

Zoë François shares more of her tasty recipes, including a showstopping baked Alaska, deliciously versatile crepes and Swedish cream and krumkake that pays tribute to her Nordic heritage.