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? ...
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Moist Orange And Almond Cake From Le Petit Jagu {Flourless}
I am back from my holiday in Brittany, my head still full of its spectacular coastline, the charming medieval towns and the amazing sandy beaches, free from the crowd we are so used to in Southern France. Travelling for me is a lot about food, all the more when I go to France, my home country! I got so much inspiration from all the delicious dishes ...
French Crepes With Fresh Strawberry Lime Salad
Tomorrow at the same time I will be sitting in a crêperie, in a tiny village in the north of Bretagne, the birth place of French crêpes. I spent time planning all the wonderful restaurants for our holiday trip in Brittany, and as you can imagine, crêpes and savory galettes are on all the menus. No wonder I HAD to experiment with (and taste loads ...
Mini French Lemon Tarts {With Birch Sugar}
Lemon tart or tarte au citron is a classic of French pastries. I often taste lemon tarts which are either too acid, or the lemon flavor disappears behind a too sweet lemon curd. You probably guess by now that I am rather demanding on my lemon tart. Now, the challenge today for me was to revisit the luscious lemon tart recipe, to make it not ...
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 ...