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. ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘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 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 ...
Chocolate-Dipped Almond Horns (Mandelhörnchen)
The holiday season is near and it's that time of the year where I put my hands deep into biscuit dough. It's a family tradition from my childhood, where we all get busy in the kitchen baking all kinds of lovely Christmas biscuits - or bredele, as we call them in my home region. After the Leckerli and Spritz biscuits I shared with you last year, ...
Chocolate Quinoa & Coconut Bars {Sugar Free, No Bake}
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 ...
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} ...