You probably know this by now, looking at very name of this blog, but I have a thing for chocolate and quinoa! In fact, the first recipe I ever shared here was Chocolate & quinoa crisps, and last year for Easter I created those cute Chocolate and quinoa nests.When craving for something sweet hits, and I want to stay on the healthy yet ...
Poached Pear Aumônières with Chestnut Flour Crêpes
If you want to wow your sweetheart this Valentine's day, these elegant poached pear aumônières will melt everyone's heart! The winter storms are in a full swing here in Finland, and the snow is piling high up around the house. Making crêpes seem just the perfect treat while staying warm inside. Good timing, as today, crêpes are flipping all ...
Gluten Free Living: Survey Time!
What’s your mantra for this year? Mine is "Everything is Figureoutable". To me it means that whatever life throws at me, whatever I don’t know, I believe I have the inner resources to figure it all out. {Lire en français en bas de l'article} Today I really want to understand better the challenges and frustrations you encounter in your gluten ...
French Dark Chocolate Truffles With A Pinch Of Gold {Dairy Free, Vegan}
Dark chocolate truffles are my ultimate treat for the Réveillon, the French New Year's Eve! Celebrate the start of the new year like we French do, by making these decadent truffles, and enjoy them with your loved ones (or hide them away, they won't last very long, from personal experience). {Recette en français à la fin de l'article} ...
Spritz Bredele Christmas Biscuits
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 ...
Pumpkin Bread
Happy Halloween! Today I am baking a gluten free pumpkin bread. I do mean 'bread', in the French way, le pain, not the American classic, which is more like a cake. I am super happy how this bread turned out: soft and fluffy, with hints of pumpkin and spices flavors. That lovely pumpkin shape makes it festive, ideal for the season! {Recette en ...
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 ...