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 The French clafoutis is originally made with sweet cherries, baked in a flan-like mixture, composed of eggs, flour, sugar and milk.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! ...
French Mi-Cuit Au Chocolat Coeur Praliné {Half Baked Chocolate Cake}
Valentine's day is around the corner! Chocolate lovers, this mi-cuit recipe is for you, and to share with your sweetheart! The English translation, ‘half-baked’, doesn’t do justice to this fine French dessert. Yes, a mi-cuit cake is called so because of its short baking time, but there is more to it. Picture this: your spoon is piercing through ...