gâteaux de fêtes

(Last update january, 2015, dernière mise à jour en janvier 2015)   White Chocolate Opéra Cake/Opéra au Chocolat Blanc 20 servings, 20 personnes2 layers of Joconde Cake, Vanilla Buttercream,White Chocolate Mousse and Frosting, Fresh Raspberries.2 couches de Biscuits Joconde, Crème au Beurre à la Vanille,Mousse et Glaçage au Chocolat Blanc, Framboîses Fraîches. Green Tea and Chocolate Party Cake/Gâteau Chocolat et Thé Vert 16-20 servings, 16-20 personnes2 layers of Green Tea Génoise, Chocolate Buttercream,Chocolate Glaze and... [Lire la suite]

(last update january, 2015, dernière mise à jour en janvier 2015)   Apple/Pomme Tatin Apple Tart/Tarte Tatin aux pommes Pomegranate, Apple and Praline Tart/Tarte à la grenade, aux pommes et au Pralin. Apple, Quince, Pomegranate Pink Crumble/Crumble Rose à la Pomme, Grenade et Coing.   Thin apple Tart/Tarte fine aux pommes Apricot/Abricot Apricot and Amaretto Tiramisu/Tiramisu Abricot et Amaretto Apricot and rosemary skewers, amaretto cream/Brochettes d'abricot et romarin, crème d'amaretto Apricot... [Lire la suite]

Siberian cold is back ! No Panic, stay at home next week-end, get dressed in your comfiest outfit (we all know it is also the ugliest one) and get prepared to...bake ! Yes, indeed, it is the perfect weather to caringly prepare sweet treats for your loved ones ! For a brunch or an afternoon tea, you will find everything in the list below, from homey cakes and tarts to more sophisticated madeleines and meringues ! I am currently updating my recipe index (sooooooo time-consuming and boring, but really necessary ), and I took this... [Lire la suite]

Gâteau au Yaourt, Mascarpone et Framboises, coulis de FramboisesRaspberry and Mascarpone Yogurt Cake, Raspberry coulis I know no one around me who does not have a sweet memory linked to yogurt cake made with his/her mum or his/her Granny. Baking was not as precise as today, and it was so much fun for us to measure ingredients with the help of the actual yogurt tubs (2 tubs of sugar, 4 tubs of flour,...). And there are so many versions of this cake that you can't really get bored of it : with fruits, marbled, topped with... [Lire la suite]

Or how to end Passover with a touch of class...Ou comment rompre Pessah avec classe... Actually, the first part of the "end of Passover" meal looks more like a pique-nique party with mediterranean flavors than a festive dinner : the tradition is to have sandwiches made with italian bread specially bought in Belleville, a popular part of Paris, and stuffed with sophisticated ingredients (!) like canned tuna in olive oil, potatoes, hard boiled eggs, black olives and of course a home-made "slata mechouia", a... [Lire la suite]

Chestnuts are not exclusive to savory dishes, they also make great desserts. The “chesnuts spread” is wonderfully sweetened and rich and can be a good source of energy  for (gourmet) children practicing a sport  or before an important exam. This is why this spread is also sold in tubes in France so you can sip it anyplace, anytime…I remember that I used to have 2 or 3 tubes of chestnuts spread in my school bag  in case I suddenly felt tired, which, strangely enough,  happened very often !   Now it is a... [Lire la suite]