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 ...
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Double Chocolate & Raspberry Heart – My Valentine’s Day Special at John’s Coffee Shop
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, or Friends' Day (Ystävänpäivä), as we say in Finland. This year, instead of just a recipe, I am baking you my Valentine's Special! For this occasion, I teemed up with John's Coffee Shop in Helsinki, to bring it to you. ...
No-Bake Spicy Chocolate Ganache Tart {Vegan}
I am obsessed with dark chocolate lately. Dark chocolate chunks in my Almond Butter Cookies, a dark chocolate dip for my Crisp Polenta Fingers... Last night I took it one step further and made these oh, so decadent spicy chocolate ganache tarts, with no-bake pie crust. One delicious way to kick off the weekend! ...
Crisp Sweet Polenta Fingers With Dry Fruits And Chocolate Dip
Tomorrow is Father's Day in Finland, and I am preparing a sweet treat inspired by chef Alain Ducasse, a godfather of French gastronomy. While polenta sticks are most commonly associated with savory fries, our beloved chef turn them into a dessert, how genious is that! My take on sweet polenta fingers are crisp and crunchy sticks, rich of seasonal ...
Almond Butter Cookies With Dark Chocolate Chunks & Hazelnuts
Last weekend I had a sudden craving for cookies. Probably because of the first snow fall in Southern Finland, that just makes me want to curl on the sofa, with a hot cup of tea and biscuits. Generous chunks of dark chocolate and chopped hazelnuts came to my thoughts, as I was in the kitchen collecting the ingredients for my cookies. ...
New Gluten Free Empanadas Flavors At Cabana De Empanadas {Collaboration Project}
Good morning! I am so excited to announce the launch tomorrow of new gluten free empanada flavors at Cabana De Empanadas, as a result of my collaboration with this lovely coffee shop I talked to you about last August. ...
Vegan Coconut Panna Cotta & Dark Chocolate Pudding Verrines
I promised myself it would be a lazy Saturday, and I would prepare a simple dessert for tonight's dinner with friends. Coconut panna cotta is an easy dessert, so is dark chocolate pudding. Of course I couldn’t choose which one to do, so why not do both, and pair them in layered verrines? ...
Chocolate Eclairs, Gluten And Dairy Free S’Il Vous Plait
Every time I visited France over the past years, I rushed to a bakery to get fresh pastries and especially an éclair au chocolat, my favorite of all. ‘Éclair’ means ‘flash of lightning’, the perfect name for a pastry I tend to eat so speedily. Surely I wouldn’t give up on chocolate eclairs and its divine creamy chocolate filling, just because it ...