I have this recipe from my friend Vince, whom I met a couple of years ago when I was getting ready for New-York marathon. It was my first race abroad, the big experience! And last thing I wanted was to eat something that would upset my stomach if it is something I wasn’t used to. … [Read more…]
Sometimes you want to be brave in your kitchen and try new ingredients, new recipes, and some other times, you just need something simple and comforting. This recipe is my grandmother’s, and after feeling a little bit down the whole week, I thought that might help to cheer me up a little, reminding me of … [Read more…]
That’s the second recipe I am posting since New Year, and with it all my traditional good resolutions of January are thrown in the bin. But I can’t resist the creaminess of the lemon cream, enhanced by the crunchiness of the pastry base. I defy you to blame me after trying this lemon tart! 😛 … [Read more…]
Even if I try to keep it “healthy” to a minimum level, according to the name of my blog, I should have more recipes involving chocolate. This one for example, is one of my favourite, even though I really don’t do it often, or at least not as often as I would like, but that’s … [Read more…]
I love Thai food, even though the only negative aspect of it, is that the desserts menu is usually as poor as the main dishes menu is rich. Having said that, the few desserts they have are worth it, especially all the “sticky rice” based ones, that I love as they remind me of French … [Read more…]
There are so many options when it comes to cheesecake: with or without eggs, baked or not. After trying out different recipes, I came up with that one, which is definitely my favourite ever! It is really to die for and there’s not one person who tried it who didn’t love it. Give it … [Read more…]
I usually don’t go anywhere near brownies, too heavy, too dense, too much guilt, even for a chocolate lover. But this one is an exception as it is mixed with a cheesecake batter, which makes it (a little bit) lighter, and actually, more tasty than a plain brownie. Ingredients for 25 brownies: For the brownie: … [Read more…]
The sfoufs are Lebanese cakes made with semolina and flavoured with curcuma. It might sounds a bit weird, but it is actually super yami and super easy to make! I won’t say more, and will let you give it a try, you will see by your self 🙂 Ingredients for 25 sfoufs: 225 g of … [Read more…]
This is one of the most typical and classic French dessert, and one of my favourite ever! If I am at the restaurant and this is on the dessert menu, I won’t even look at the rest and will go straight to my “ile flottante”. It took me sometimes before finding the exact proportions … [Read more…]
When I was younger …waaay younger, I was a lot into Disney. And I used to love the recipes I found in the magazines. So one day my mum offered me a whole recipe book, my first one actually, called “Les recettes de Disney”, or “Disney recipes” to translate the title. I loved it and … [Read more…]