Posts tagged Dessert

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It’s cute and can be eaten too – Mini madeleines with tangerine and cointreau

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1 month ago
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C’est mignon et ça se mange – Mini madeleines à la tangerine et cointreau I cannot believe it took me a month to post those. Where did the time go? I miss the days I was able to post more often and I hope that things will slow down soon. As you know, in the US, everything is big and in France [...]
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Honey roasted pear, tangerine mini madeleines and rose whipped cream

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2 months ago
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Poires rôties au miel et jus d’orange, mini madeleines à la tangerine et crème fouettée à leau de rose Another fruit based dessert, or snack or gourmandise, you name it. I might not have cooked much while in France, but I sure did buy a lot of kitchen gadgets, such as my silicon mini madeleines [...]
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Sunday dessert – Espresso pot de crème

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4 months ago
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Dessert du dimanche – Pot de crème à l’expresso This is my last post before my trip to France, I am leaving on Monday to fly to Nancy (Lorraine) to visit my parents as every January. Hopefully I will get a lot of inspiration while at home and post some exciting recipes. In the meantime, I wanted [...]
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Simplissime – Banana, caramel and rum pudding

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5 months ago
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Simplissime – Pudding à la banane, caramel et rhum If you are not a cook, nor a pastry chef, this would be for you…How a dessert can more simple? Besides, it’s quite light, so in my book all the attributes to be called a perfect dessert. I think as a “petite chose sucrée“, a little sweet thing to [...]
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Birthday treat – Verrines of pain d’épices, peach compote and fromage blanc mousse

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7 months ago
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Gourmandise pour un anniversaire – Verrines de pain d’épices, compote de pêches et mousse au fromage blanc Another year is going by, who likes getting older? I don’t and people who say they do, I am not sure they really mean it…yesterday was my birthday and I got up with a massive headache! So I [...]
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Pâte à Choux, part II – Divine Chouquettes

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9 months ago
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Pâte à Choux, 2ème partie – Divines Chouquettes After gougères, I thought to continue with pâte à choux and make something special for the sweet tooth crowd: Des Chouquettes! It’s basically the sweet version of gougères with a sweet dough and sprinkled with pearl sugar. Chouqettes in France are as [...]
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Pause-café – Matcha tea financier with grilled peaches and strawberry coulis

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9 months ago
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Financier au thé vert, pêches grillées et coulis de fraises Financiers are a traditional individual little French cakes made with almond powder and brown butter. Usually they’re rectangular but I gave them their original round shape. They’re sometimes called Visitandines, due to their original [...]
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In season – Roasted white peaches with Grand Marnier, honey and rosemary

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10 months ago
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De saison – Pêches blanches rôties au Grand Marnier, miel et romarin My favorite fruit is finally back in season! Cannot get tired of eating peaches…Of course, we don’t need to do anything to the fruit to enjoy a juicy and sweet peach, but sometimes we can turn them into an elegant and delightful [...]
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Mango-Tango – Mango pudding with coconut milk and raspberries

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11 months ago
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Mango-Tango – Pudding de mangues au lait de coco et fraises Here is a refreshing pudding for the summer, filled with fruits and exotic flavors. My lovely neighbor Rui gave me this mango pudding a couple of months ago and I fell in love with it. This is an Asian dessert, served in many Chinese or [...]
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New variation – Verrine of mango and vanilla-pistachio couscous

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1 year ago
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Nouvelle variante – Verrine de mangue à la semoule vanillée et pistaches For people suffering from allergies, like me, it’s been a terrible spring in the Bay Area. Last year was mild compare to this one.  I think I tried every drug over-the counter at the local Walgreens, from antihistamines, to [...]
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