Yeast hates me. This is all I can say after another failure with this capricious baking ingredient. I love good home-made yeast cakes, but whenever…
A couple of weeks ago a Japanese friend invited me for a lunch which ended with a most sensational light dessert. Actually her coconut…
Waiting for this year’s first strawberries I still keep on buying fruits that kept me company throughout the Winter. A couple of days ago I…
Tomorrow is Mardi Gras (literally Fat Tuesday, in English called Shrove Tuesday), the last day of Carnival (or Shrovetide) in the Christian calendar. Shrove Tuesday…
As much as I dislike pairing sweet and sour flavours in savoury dishes, I have always found it irresistible in desserts and the French…
Prunes in chocolate are the easiest sweet snacks I know. They are also the quickest to prepare (and probably to eat). I wrote about…
Today I am blog-sitting for Nami! In other words I have the honour of guest posting on Nami’s Just One Cookbook. Nami is a constant…
Unbaked cheesecake is the oldest of all the light desserts I know. The one I make is refreshing, has a mousse-like texture and a very…
This refreshing, light cream is the second dish I have made with matcha, Japanese powdered green tea. It has become my staple throughout the Summer…
“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,…