Hello summer and its gorgeous ripe red cherries! I am in a celebrating mood, as I am flying to France the day after tomorrow to spend time with my relatives and dear friends, before heading to other exciting places, including Paris for a few days! When I am happy, I bake. Prepare to treat yourself with these cherry mini cakes, filled with ...
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Rustic Rhubarb Pie With Buckwheat Crust
My friend Virginie visited me recently and brought over one kilo of fresh rhubarb from her garden. I looove rhubarb (although rhubarb doesn't seem to like growing in my garden)! Last month I shared a rather sophisticated recipe of Rhubarb And Strawberry Tart On Sablé Breton. Today's rustic rhubarb pie is quite the opposite, totally fuss free: just ...
Galette des Rois Or French Epiphany Cake
The French tradition for Epiphany, and throughout January, is to bake the 'King's Cake', or Galette des Rois. It is a round flaky puffed pastry filled with a frangipane or almond cream, inside which is hidden the fève, a little ceramic figurine. Whoever gets the fève in its slice, becomes King or Queen and gets to wear the crown! ...
Rhubarb And Strawberry Tart on Sablé Breton Shortbread
Rhubarb just made its come back on the market stalls, with its pretty pink skin, just waiting for me to bring it to my kitchen and bake a nice pie! I absolutely love rhubarb, it is a flavor of my childhood and reminds me of the happy times I spent in my grand father's fruitful garden. With Finnish Mother's Day coming up this week end, I ...
Fluffy Vegan Coconut Macaroons or ‘Rochers Coco’
Sour, bitter, sweet, salty... In few days the French school where my son attends will organize the 'Days of Taste' (Journées du Goût). The aim is to bring food awareness to children and showcase the diversity of taste. I strongly support any initiative that instills in children the curiosity to taste and transmits the passion for food. So I happily ...
Double Chocolate & Raspberry Heart – My Valentine’s Day Special at John’s Coffee Shop
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, or Friends' Day (Ystävänpäivä), as we say in Finland. This year, instead of just a recipe, I am baking you my Valentine's Special! For this occasion, I teemed up with John's Coffee Shop in Helsinki, to bring it to you. ...
No-Bake Spicy Chocolate Ganache Tart {Vegan}
I am obsessed with dark chocolate lately. Dark chocolate chunks in my Almond Butter Cookies, a dark chocolate dip for my Crisp Polenta Fingers... Last night I took it one step further and made these oh, so decadent spicy chocolate ganache tarts, with no-bake pie crust. One delicious way to kick off the weekend! ...
Crisp Sweet Polenta Fingers With Dry Fruits And Chocolate Dip
Tomorrow is Father's Day in Finland, and I am preparing a sweet treat inspired by chef Alain Ducasse, a godfather of French gastronomy. While polenta sticks are most commonly associated with savory fries, our beloved chef turn them into a dessert, how genious is that! My take on sweet polenta fingers are crisp and crunchy sticks, rich of seasonal ...
Fresh Fig And Almond Cream Pie
The fig season is now! In northern Europe figs appearance on the market stalls is very short. So let's quickly bake a fresh fig pie, before the season ends! ...
Apple Pie From The Finnish Countryside
The mist is covering the Finnish countryside this morning, surrounding our apple trees loaded with ripe fruits. I am sipping a hot cup of green tea, watching the nature outside and enjoying that peaceful feeling, so unique to our Finnish cottage. We picked kilos of apples yesterday and I baked this simple but oh so flavorful apple pie. Sometimes ...