When I was a child, we would traditionally enjoy a ‘lamala’ cake for breakfast at Easter. Out of question to celebrate Easter without it! It is a type of sponge cake (génoise) typical in Alsace, which name literally means ‘little lamb’. The reason is that it is baked in a special mold, shaped as a lamb….
Quick & Easy Rough Puff Pastry (Snail Folding)
If the idea of making your own puff pastry feels way too time consuming and discouraging, with the numerous turns and hours of chilling, I have a solution for you: a recipe of express puff pastry using the snail folding method. The snail what, you are asking? No worry, I will show you how to do it. With that method, you will get your flaky pastry dough in minutes, and be able to use it in countless delicious ways.
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Dark Chocolate Almond Granola {Gluten Free}
As the chilly autumn is settling down and leaves start to turn red, I can’t help but want to curl up on the sofa with a bowl of goodness and a good book. If you are craving for chocolate or look for a comfy breakfast or crunchy healthy snack, I have got the perfect recipe for you: this delicious dark chocolate and almond granola. Homemade granola is so easy to make and way healthier that any commercial version, usually full of sugars and low in wholesome ingredients….
Healthy Homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Spread {Vegan}
Ah that famous chocolate spread you could eat with a spoon… except it’s high in saturated fats and white sugar. Good news, you can easily make your own healthy chocolate spread that is also dairy free, refined sugar free, oil free and delicious! All you need is 5 ingredients: hazelnut butter, dark chocolate, grapeseed oil, agave syrup and vanilla extract. I’m already addicted to it – and don’t feel guilty digging in the pot! …
Raspberry Pistachio Financiers
The red berries season is starting and fresh raspberries are now coming to the market stalls. So let’s bake raspberry pistachio financiers, shall we? These delicious buttery French cakes are originally based on almond flour. Today I am in the mood for a variant with pistachio, in my mind a match in heaven with fresh raspberries delicate flavor….
Winter Granola With Walnuts, Figs And Chia Seeds {Oil Free}
It is now the third batch I do of my winter granola and I have become totally addicted to it. I keep eating the crunchy chunks straight from the jar when I am at home or take it as snack on the go. Every time I bake this granola, the orange zest and gingerbread spices fill the house with a heavenly scent….
Poached Pear Aumônières with Chestnut Flour Crêpes
With the cold and dark winter weather here in southern Finland (where is the snow!? #climatechangeisreal), making crêpes is just the perfect treat while staying cozily inside. Good timing, as this weekend, crêpes are flipping all around France! Every year on February 2nd, we celebrate la Chandeleur, a day where everyone cooks crêpes. It is the occasion to practices your best wrist moves to “faire sauter les crêpes” as we say in France, a.k.a. throw the crêpes high in the air so they flip and land gracefully in the pan (that is if they don’t stick to the ceiling…)….
Almond & Cinnamon Christmas Biscuits (Flourless)
It’s this time of the year again when my family and I gather in our kitchen and prepare the traditional Christmas biscuits we’ll enjoy throughout the holidays! We love making them as gift for friends, teachers and other people we want to show appreciation to.
This year I share an easy recipe of Almond and Cinnamon Biscuits – or ‘Bredele’ as they are called in Alsace. You’ll surely have fun making them with kids! …
Halloween Bats Energy Balls (No-bake, Vegan)
Halloween is around the corner and this year I’ll show you how to make these adorable bats full of bliss! I’m the kind of girl who loves Halloween – but not the scary side of it. I love lighted up carved pumpkins (or anything edible made of pumpkins as a matter of fact), spooky spider webs, black cats decorations, witch hats … and bats of course. I saw the cutest bats in Singapore Zoo this summer, and fell right away in love with those little creatures hanging upside down and crunching happily their watermelon piece.
So this Halloween, let’s have a bat theme for our treats! They are easy to put together and don’t require complicated ingredients. …
Chocolate And Pear Cake With Mapple Caramelized Hazelnuts
Bright red leaves covering the trees, afternoon goûters to pack for school… autumn is in the air! I’m the kind of person who loves the change of season, all the more after the exceptionally long and warm summer we enjoyed in Finland. To me, autumn means the return of knit jumpers, long walks in the forest, breathing the musty smell of fallen leaves, then cozying up at home, with a hot cup of my favorite ginger tea and a large slice of (chocolate) cake….