Have you ever made a poundcake? It’s one of the easiest, if not THE easiest cake I can imagine (but I mean the real poundcake,…
Financiers count among the biggest wonders in the world of pastry. Few ingredients, simple preparation and marvellous, sophisticated result. I have already written about them…
As much as I dislike pairing sweet and sour flavours in savoury dishes, I have always found it irresistible in desserts and the French…
Today is Epihany, the Christian celebration of the day when three kings came to bring gifts to baby Jesus. Kings’ Pie (Galette des rois)…
One of the magical sides of cooking is that a slight modification can unexpectedly transform an ordinary, popular dish into an unforgettable delight. I have made…
“Elle à table” is the only food magazine I regularly buy. It is modern, creative, interesting, doesn’t feature only recipes, but also food-related articles and,…
Financiers are one of the most famous French cakes and an obligatory experience for every almonds fan. In fact, they hardly contain any flour, no…
Throwing away pastry is not something I am happy to do, and yet I did it many times. The cakes I was offered and which…
Having bought a serious amount of wild garlic and having made a lot of wild garlic pesto, I had been using it mainly as a…
Ramsons, wild garlic, buckrams, bear’s garlic, bear paw garlic… (Allium Ursinum) is a wild, wide-leaved plant with a very distinct garlic scent and apparently a…