According to my 7-year-old son, on December 24th you have to leave traditional cookies for Santa Claus near the Christmas tree. And I don’t dare contradict this much loved tradition of my baby boy who still firmly believes in the magic of small things. On the night of Christmas Eve, just before going to sleep […]
I have several pumpkin soups on this site and it is rather strange to proclaim that one soup is better than another but I can honestly say that this baked pumpkin and nutmeg soup is our favorite this year and that I already prepared it a dozen times by now. What is the secret, well […]
Have you ever wondered how to prepare easy, quick and creamy chickpea curry at home? That fabulous spicy dish that with every bite gives you explosion and a succession of flavors? I assure you that preparing it at home is absolutely simple and quick. All you need is a couple of fresh ingredients and fragrant […]
Today’s recipe is a creamy turmeric, potato and chickpea soup. Absolutely delicious. Perfect for cold and gloomy days. Very rich in flavor thanks to the spices like ginger, turmeric and cumin mixed with the delicate flavor of coconut milk, potatoes and chickpeas. The soup is thick and velvety while its preparation is quick and easy. […]
I prepared this tart with honey and spices filled with delicious gianduia chocolate panna cotta as a gift for my friends. The tart shell is a version of honey cookie with ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. The spices make this cake fragrant while the addition of dark cocoa powder adds depth of flavor. The filling as […]
Today I would like to present to you a traditional and original French recipe for spice bread – pain d’épices. This cake is often associated with the Christmas season but these days it is present all year round. In the past this spicy bread was created with the use of sourdough but in modern times […]
Have you ever wondered how mixed spice for mulled wine or for Christmas cakes and cookies are made? It is a simple, aromatic and intense mix of spices that generally adds that fantastic smell and taste to different types of Christmas recipes such as French pain d’épices, German lebkuchen, Polish piernik or other types of […]
These delicious pumpkin biscotti are a distant relative of the famous Italian cookies from Prato. I used the same double baking method to be sure that these cookies become super crunchy. The addition of the pumpkin gives it a beautiful orange color while the cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, give a slight spicy aftertaste. I decorated […]
The recipe of the ginger cake with cactus fruit (prickly pear) gelatine comes from the desire to create a semi-soft base instead of a hard pastry shell. To create the base of this cake I decided to modify my recipe for Chewy ginger cookies with honey (which you love very much). The cake is not […]
This recipe for baked tofu frittata roll was inspired by the traditional Japanese recipe for datemaki. I liked the idea of baking the frittata in the oven and then giving it a perfect rolled shape so it can be sliced and served as a cold appetizer. The addition of tofu makes this frittata quite compact […]
