Last year, I shared with you the recipe of Leckerli Christmas biscuits. The Spritz biscuits are an other of the many kinds of bredele we bake in my family for the Christmas holidays, when comes chilly December. Spritz are part of my childhood and it is a tradition from the North Est of France (Alsace-Lorraine) I wouldn't miss for anything! Every ...
Sweet Treats
Fig Crumble With Quinoa-Hazelnut Topping
"How do you come up with your recipes?" a friend asked me recently. Quite often a seasonal ingredient is inspiring me, such as luscious figs currently in the markets, and it all begins there. Baked in a pie, like in this indulgent fresh fig and almond cream pie I made last year? Turned into jam? As a pizza topping? Today I fancied a warm comforting ...
Black Currant And Gooseberry Chia Jam {Sugar Free}
Last summer I made my first chia jam, with freshly picked Finnish strawberries. If you haven't made yet chia jam, now is the best time to give it a try, when we are surrounded with the abundance of berries and summer fruits. I picked plenty of black currants and red gooseberries last week end at my friend's countryside cottage, and guess what I did ...
Red And Black Currant Meringue Pie
When I came home from my three-weeks summer holidays, the first thing I did was to go straight to my garden, to check on my dear berry bushes. And there they were, the tiny ruby-red currants or groseilles, and a handful of blackcurrants, ripe for pick up. I planted four bushes of redcurrants and two raspberry patches when we moved in our house, ...
Mini Cherry And Vanilla Cream Cakes
Hello summer and its gorgeous ripe red cherries! I am in a celebrating mood, as I am flying to France the day after tomorrow to spend time with my relatives and dear friends, before heading to other exciting places, including Paris for a few days! When I am happy, I bake. Prepare to treat yourself with these cherry mini cakes, filled with ...
Rustic Rhubarb Pie With Buckwheat Crust
My friend Virginie visited me recently and brought over one kilo of fresh rhubarb from her garden. I looove rhubarb (although rhubarb doesn't seem to like growing in my garden)! Last month I shared a rather sophisticated recipe of Rhubarb And Strawberry Tart On Sablé Breton. Today's rustic rhubarb pie is quite the opposite, totally fuss free: just ...
Galette des Rois Or French Epiphany Cake
The French tradition for Epiphany, and throughout January, is to bake the 'King's Cake', or Galette des Rois. It is a round flaky puffed pastry filled with a frangipane or almond cream, inside which is hidden the fève, a little ceramic figurine. Whoever gets the fève in its slice, becomes King or Queen and gets to wear the crown! ...
Rhubarb And Strawberry Tart on Sablé Breton Shortbread
Rhubarb just made its come back on the market stalls, with its pretty pink skin, just waiting for me to bring it to my kitchen and bake a nice pie! I absolutely love rhubarb, it is a flavor of my childhood and reminds me of the happy times I spent in my grand father's fruitful garden. With Finnish Mother's Day coming up this week end, I ...
Fluffy Vegan Coconut Macaroons or ‘Rochers Coco’
Sour, bitter, sweet, salty... In few days the French school where my son attends will organize the 'Days of Taste' (Journées du Goût). The aim is to bring food awareness to children and showcase the diversity of taste. I strongly support any initiative that instills in children the curiosity to taste and transmits the passion for food. So I happily ...
Pear Tonka Bean And Chocolate Christmas Yule Log {Bûche de Noël Poire Tonka Et Chocolat Noir}
Christmas is just a few days away and I prepared today my Yule Log for Christmas Eve's dinner. This year we will spend the holidays in Finland, like every other year. I wished to bring my French touch to a very traditional Finnish Christmas meal, and what could be more French than serving a fabulous looking and fine tasting Bûche de Noël? I quickly ...