Pretty in pink
Pretty in pink….an american romantic comedy film, starring Molly Ringwald, often dressed in pink. It is the first title I thought, thinking about this spring tart, with all shades of this color. A strawberries custard, then a strawberries mousse and a light lychees...
Pains au chocolat (almost)
I was asked by a friend to take part in a contest, where you do not win anything, but where you only share the desire to knead. The topic was bicolor brioches: so I decided to prepare some pains au chocolate, made with vanilla and cocoa brioche doughs. A set of...
Hokkaido milk bread
A special milk bread, prepared with a special japanese method: Tangzhong. Tangzhong is a roux, prepared with water or milk, that has to be added to the dough…..your bread will be super soft and very very delicious. You will get a bread higher and lighter than it would...
Cappuccino french brioches
Different ways to have breakfast….. You can drink coffee, tea, cappuccino, orange juice, croissants or bread and butter and jam…… What about me? I drink cappuccino with 3 cookies….. Only recently I begun to prepare french croissant……the typical meal for breakfast….....
Indian wind
Last week, to prepare a dessert, I’ve been given curry as ingredient: a spice mix, especially used in Asian kitchen. We are not used to prepare desserts with curry, but if you think it is a mission impossible….well think again. I used a mild curry powder, that matches...
Brioches parisiennes by Christophe Felder
There’s nothing like the smell of brioches baking in your oven. For these brioches, I choose a recipe from a great french pastry chef, Christophe Felder: they are soft, not so sweet, with a rich flavor and light texture. The brioches are soft like a pillow and...
French croissants
Friends, I got it! Even if I’ve been afraid for a long time about french croissants, I decided to get it and I ensure you that after just one bite of these gorgeous and buttery ones, you will never be able to eat a store-bought croissant ever again. They aren’t...
Choco passion
Passion for chocolate or chocolate passion? Anyway you think, this dessert involves both: chocolate and passion fruit. A light chocolate mousse, perfectly balanced with the tangy flavor of passion fruit. It is a refreshing dessert, and even if simple, it is...
Pistachios, pears and chocolate tart
This tart is created by the combination of 2 recipes: one from E. Knam and the other, from a friend of mine, Isabelle. It is a simple but very tasty: pears pair deliciously with chocolate and pistachios pair deliciously with both. The whole is moist and crunchy,...