Moroccan savoury biscuit 2: Thyme, oregano and cheese fekkas
Earlier in the day, I have posted onion, cheese and parsley fekkas and now I'll be posting another recipe of these crunchy and savoury little biscuits, easy to make and very adaptable to your taste...
View ArticleNo Knead Ciabatta bread
Yesterday, I gave a bread making demo in the presence of 10 nice ladies. We talked about all the things one needs to know if we want to make bread or any yeast/fermented dough for that matter.The...
View ArticleFrench Rhubarb tart in Franche-Comté
This month has been pretty good for me because I've been travelling, just like the old days.I went to France for 4 days and to UK for 8 days to visit family here and there. I learned a few things on...
View ArticlePart 2/3: Isa's French Tartiflette
It can't get more French than that! a lot of good cheese, plenty of creme fraiche, lardon (we used Halal lardons made of turkey meat, a nice discovery that is found in France). I named La...
View ArticlePart 3/3: Isa's tartiflette on a Pizza crust..Pizza-flette
The next day after our evening meal with plenty of tartiflette, I was still looking for something very cheesy for the next meal. So the morning was all about pain au chocolat and a cheese tray (various...
View ArticleDark chocolate ganache and salted caramel tartlets
During the week, I was invited to a birthday evening dinner. Since I enjoy baking, I offered to bring the sweets. So this week, if my little baby allows me to (3 months and 1/2 by now), I'll be able to...
View ArticleCream cheese brownies with berry jam as a petit four
There is something about the cream cheese brownie that makes me hooked to it. Not only the dark chocolate, maybe the texture. It's a sort of muddy creamy texture that makes one feels good.If you love...
View ArticleMini tartlets with caramelized apples and ginger
As promised, I'm carrying on with the serie of petits fours (see here and there) which I prepared for one of my friends on her birthday..These are easy mini tartlets where the spices are optional but...
View ArticleFinanciers au thé matcha - Friands with matcha tea
Financiers are good petits fours to use egg whites in the easierst possible way (less complicated than macarons at least). It's an easy recipe that one can learn at an early age and the outcome is just...
View ArticleDark choco ganache and praline tartlets
This is the last recipe missing from this tray of mini petits fours..We assume you know how to make a praline paste. Otherwise I suggest you make one because it always tastes better than the...
View ArticleLime, white chocolate curd and raspberry tartlets on Sablé Breton
These tartlets happen to be one of my favourites because of the combination of flavours in them but also because I love the caky/shortbread texture of the Sablé breton base.I have previously posted a...
View ArticleTartlets-barquettes with berry cream
Last of our petits fours' tray is going to be this recipe of berry cream tartlets or "barquettes" since we have used barquettes forms to shape the cases.This recipe is just good for the season since...
View ArticleFondant fancies
Fondant fancies are a bit of a British thing! Very elegant and since I just made them (and tasted them) for the first time they can be time consuming in the making especially if you choose the fancy...
View ArticleGerman Kirsch Streuselkuchen- Cherry streusel pie
The Germans love their streusel, there is a myriad of baked goods having this crumbly mix as a topping but also the same dough will be the base of the tart.I usually enjoy any fruit tart topped with...
View ArticleStrawberry and elderflower cake
The day I made this cake (a few weeks back), It happened to be strawberry season kicking in. I just had a flashback of those "Birthday cakes" I enjoyed when I was a teen.Since génoise (a sponge-like...
View ArticleMoroccan Mustard and cheese biscuits
I think I've posted many sweets lately. So today is going to be a savoury snack/nibbles sort of recipe. Very easy to make and freezer friendly dough (You know by now that I like the freezer friendly...
View ArticleCorn tortilla recipe vs flour tortilla: recipes and thoughts
I have finally made my first corn tortilla batch! I just got hold of the yellow cornmeal for the purpose. I was just at a local supermarket looking for curry powder and I saw it, it was the P.A.N....
View ArticleHealthy homemade corn chips
Since I have made a batch of corn tortillas and we are just 2 adults and a baby, there was some leftovers which I kept in the freezer.2 days ago, I have turned them into homemade "Doritos" which by the...
View ArticleA good guacamole recipe
Since I just posted tortilla recipe as well as corn chips recipe, I'm thinking why not share a few dips as well. Guacamole comes in first because it's just healthy, tasty, and I don't know anybody yet...
View ArticleSpiced carrot and curry dip
A few weeks back, I have given a bread making demo to some of my friends here in Neustadt. I also had to bring the bread (s) while my friends had to bring the dips so we could enjoy the evening with...
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