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 ...
‘Fraisier’ Strawberry Cake in Verrine {Dairy free}
Today I propose a summer dessert which is based on the French 'Fraisier', a classic cake traditionally composed of a génoise sponge cake, a mousseline cream and fresh strawberries. ('Fraisier' name comes from 'fraise', which means strawberry in French). But I wanted a lighter and dairy free version of this dessert and I chose to present it in glass ...
French Cherry Clafoutis (And How To Pit Cherries With A Straw)
Again a clafoutis, this time one with cherries for a very traditional French dessert. If it's your first time making cherry clafoutis (say ‘kla-foo-tee’), you’ll be delighted to find out how easy it is to prepare, for a lot of payoff! Juicy cherries are layered in a buttered dish, topped with a creamy batter and baked in the oven. While we consider ...
Green Asparagus and Ricotta Clafoutis
A savory clafoutis, you may wonder? The French clafoutis is originally made with sweet cherries, baked in a flan-like mixture, composed of eggs, flour, sugar and milk. But clafoutis is so versatile you can also give it a savory twist! Rather than baking a pie or quiche with season's green asparagus, I turned them into a clafoutis, paired with ...
Chocolate Quinoa Nests & Easter Egg Energy Balls {Vegan}
When I was a child, it was the Easter bunny, or lièvre de Pâques, that brought us chocolate eggs at school or hid them in our garden. Of course like all kids, I would just eat as many eggs as I could get my hands on. Now as a (responsible) mom and true chocolate lover, I value good quality products and you know how those Easter eggs sold in shops ...
Matcha Tapioca Pearls Pudding With Whipped Coconut Cream {Vegan}
I tasted matcha green tea the first time in a chilled matcha latte, and fell in love right away with its flavor. Now I like almost everything with matcha, whether tea, dessert or cake. I personally find that smooth milky textures highlight best the green tea flavor, so I figured out it would work beautifully in a matcha pudding dessert. Today's ...
French Beignets {Gluten Free Doughnuts}
It's Mardi Gras or 'Fat Tuesday', a day of indulgence celebrated in France. Mardi Gras means it's time for beignets (say 'banyeh'), the French pillow-y, soft fried doughnuts dusted in powdered sugar! ...