Desserts

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My first American cake – Carrot and walnut cake with cardamom

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16 years ago
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Mon premier gâteau americain – Gâteau aux carottes, noix et cardamome This is an odd and very bright picture of the cake but I have so much light under my window with direct sun light to the table, that could not manage to shoot with a more subtle lighting.  The picture is incredibly bright, you [...]
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A treat, because we're worth it – Crème caramel with pears, vanilla and orange blossom water

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16 years ago
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Une gourmandise, car nous le valons bien – Crème caramel aux poires, vanille et eau de fleur d’oranger That goes not only for hair products, but for food too! Crème caramel or flan aux oeufs, or crème renversée, they’re all the same things. I think the English translation would be custard, but I [...]
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A thought for my best friend – Cake of the crumb fairy for Chantal

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16 years ago
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Pensée pour ma meilleure amie – Gâteau de la fée aux miettes pour Chantal I woke up this morning with a text message from my best friend in France, Chantal. Her message was “Impossible de t’appeler pour l’instant – Pense a toi – Ta Bichette qui t’aime” literally translated by “Cannot call you [...]
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Simply orange – Orange cake with poppy seeds, blossom orange water and candied oranges

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16 years ago
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Orange tout simplement – Gâteau à l’orange aux graines de pavot, oranges confites et eau de fleur d’oranger Some days you just feel like a particular item no matter what…after a migraine from hell I had yesterday (seriously the worse migraine I had in my whole life), I was thinking to go to the [...]
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Peaches for me, peaches for you – Tartlets with grilled honey-vanilla peaches on almond custard

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16 years ago
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Des pêches pour moi, des pêches pour toi – Tartelettes aux pêches vanillées et grillées sur crème patissière parfumée à l’amande That was the dessert part of the dinner when my friend came over.  Originally I wanted to make the traditional tarte aux fraises, strawberry tart with vanilla custard [...]
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That’s not for Pépito! – Green tea, coconut, and almond bouchées

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16 years ago
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Ca, ce n’est pas pour Pépito! – Bouchées au thé vert matcha, à la noix de coco et poudre d’amandes I just adopted the most adorable white parakeet and named him Pépito (named after some chocolate cookies in France when I was growing up called Pépito, they were cookies covered with milk chocolate [...]
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A few mousses in a layer or two – Mascarpone mousse with raspberries and strawberry coulis imitation tiramisù

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16 years ago
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Delizio in un bicchiere – Mousse di Mascarpone con lamponi e coulis di fragole alla Tiramisù At this time of the year, I am either in Italy or France with my family and right now I tend to get nostalgic…it’s cold, foggy and windy in San Francisco, and I wish I were home. When I get homesick, I [...]
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A small je ne sais quoi – Ricotta cake with honey, raisins, cranberries, candied orange, and spices

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16 years ago
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Un petit goût de pain d’épices  qui me plait bien – Gâteau de ricotta au miel, raisins secs, oranges confites et épices This has been something that arrived out of the blue after a crazy wedding weekend…ricotta is an ingredient I like to put everywhere, and I love it particularly in desserts. On [...]
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Small dessert for a Friday afternoon – Almond milk tapioca flan with coconut and banana

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16 years ago
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Petit dessert pour un vendredi après-midi – Flan de tapioca au lait d’amandes, noix de coco et banane Travels always leave you some special memories, flavors, and sensations…My trip to Japan left me with an incredible and delightful sweet sensation I will remember for the rest of my [...]
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When you feel like Limousin – Blueberries, rhubarb and yogurt clafoutis

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16 years ago
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Quand on a des envies de Limousin – Clafoutis de myrtilles et rhubarbe au yaourt When you feel like being in the Limousin, you make clafoutis. It’s a specialty dessert originally made with whole black cherries. Limousin is in the South-Western region of France (to me it’s more Central than West) [...]
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