The red berries season is starting and fresh raspberries are now coming to the market stalls. So let’s bake raspberry pistachio financiers, shall we? These delicious buttery French cakes are originally based on almond flour. Today I am in the mood for a variant with pistachio, in my mind a match in heaven with fresh raspberries delicate flavor. ...
In a Baking Mood
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 ...
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 ...
Mini Cherry And Vanilla Cream Cakes
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 ...
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 ...
Crusty Eggplant, Beetroot Hummus & Avocado Pita {Vegan}
This blog has been lately a lot about baking and pastries (even more if you follow me on Instagram), but I happen to also make savory dishes sometimes (yes yes!). I love then preparing food inspired by Mediterranean or Middle Eastern cuisine, with lots of veggies and spices. Pita sandwiches are a favorite of mine, and my dream filling includes a ...