This year I have started to grow chervil for the first time in my life. It proved one of the easiest and quickest herbs to…
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…
Citrus fruits are for me the only cheerful side of Winter seasonal food and lemon has always been my favourite, especially in desserts. When I…
“Take any number of eggs and weigh them. Then weigh the same amounts of butter, sugar and flour. Beat the egg whites, combine with the…
Until very recently the lemon tart was the only lemon cake I prepared (for me all the sweets containing only lemon zest don’t fall into the…
My recent cravings for lemon cakes, creams and tarts probably reveal a lack of vitamin C (which probably isn’t there after baking anyway) or,…