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 ...
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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} ...
Fig Crumble With Quinoa-Hazelnut Topping
"How do you come up with your recipes?" a friend asked me recently. Quite often a seasonal ingredient is inspiring me, such as luscious figs currently in the markets, and it all begins there. Baked in a pie, like in this indulgent fresh fig and almond cream pie I made last year? Turned into jam? As a pizza topping? Today I fancied a warm comforting ...
Sunday Morning Oat & Coconut Flour Pancakes With Maple Caramelized Apples {Rice-Free}
For the past weeks I baked pancakes every week end, often on easy Sunday mornings. I experimented with various combinations of flours, using dairy products or not, and I am finally confident I found THE recipe that is a keeper. The only rule I set for myself was: no rice flour! ...
Apricot, Cashew and Coconut Granola
Granola was never part of my breakfast as a child. In France, we eat tartines in the morning, slices of bread with a (thick) layer of jam, or croissants and viennoiseries. After moving to Finland, layers of cheese, salami and cucumber appeared on my morning bread (see how you can get used to anything). Granola is a recent addition to my breakfast, ...
Dark Chocolate Quinoa Crisps
Chocolate is my absolute treat, provided it contains a minimum of 70% of cacao. I even tasted last month a 99% dark chocolate but I admit it was slightly too much for me (not for my son apparently, that’s my boy!). Most of the commercial dark chocolate contain some milk or sugar. So for this chocolate quinoa crisps, I made my own chocolate from ...