Every January the French cheerfully eat their galettes des rois. It’s usually served up on the 6th of January to celebrate the Epiphany, or the first Sunday that follows it, but now it’s around ALL month! Hurray! Because if someone gets the litttle trinquet (fêve) […]
Caramelised puff pastry nectarine tarts recipe!
These tarts are really lovely, with delicious nectarine slices on a subtle almond cream base, surrounded by caramelised puff pastry. Delightful. Light, juicy, crisp and melt-in-the-mouth all at once. And easy to make. If you love nectarines and tarts, this is for you. Quick! While […]
Japanese-style strawberry and cream roll cake recipe!
This is a lovely, light summery cake that’s delicious and can look fantastic. As you slice, you’re rewarded with the sight of striking strawberry discs surrounded by slightly-sweetened whipped cream, rolled in the fluffy genoise sponge. This delightful tenderly moist confection is also easier and […]
Halloween savoury Swedish sandwich cake recipe! A spooky roast dinner-filled smorgastarta! :)
Couldn’t resist posting a fun savoury cake to share with you for Halloweeeen! Yes, it’s that classic Swedish party cake which is basically sandwiches with any filling you like, shaped into a cake! I had leftovers from a roast traybake of chicken thighs, chestnut cranberry […]
Maple syrup pistachio mooncakes recipe! Easily vegan … :)
These little cookie-like cakes are a beautiful nutty balance between sweet and savoury, and they’re adorable. They’re quite easy and fast to make, so you can have them to celebrate Mid Autumn festival (aka moon festival) or just eat all year around. Which I did […]
Healthier airfryer sourdough doughnuts recipe!
These doughnuts are yummy, healthier and sourdough but not sour! It’s a great recipe if you and your stomach want to avoid a large quantity of oil, or if the violent heat of deep-frying terrifies you. I’m an oil wimp myself, so when I got […]
No-fuss easy chocolate cake recipe!
It’s hard to believe all-in-one-bowl cakes work so well! I was sceptical but tried it out and am now addicted to this simple chocolate cake with a great springy sponge texture and lovely chocolatey icing. Sooo easy and practically foolproof. I might be posting more […]
Chocolate yule log cake recipe! A bûche de Noël with glutenfree and natural colouring powder options… :)
Going traditional with a yule log – comforting and delish! And chocolate! Plus very easy to roll… 🙂
Cranberry, citrus and ginger sourdough stollen recipe!
A favourite festive treat – check out this step by step stollen recipe that will bring perfect Xmas flavours. smells and textures to your kitchen!
Healthier maple syrup Bostocks recipe! A kind of magical French toast with leftover brioche… :)
These are absolutely delicious and super easy. If you’ve bought or made brioche that’s a little heavy or has gone dry then ‘bostock’ it and fall in love with it all over again. The recipe calls for day-old brioche and is traditionally popular with French […]
Autumn tatin domes – individual apple tartes tatin recipe! With healthier no added sugar and vegan options … :)
These tartes tatin are a doddle to make and pretty much foolproof with the right apples! The puff pastry base and apple domes are baked separately, a technique currently used in many French pâtisseries, so you don’t have to worry about soggy bottoms or underdone […]
Purple Dawn: blueberry, lime and custard cheesecake recipe! Optionally glutenfree, refined sugarfree and no-bake… :)
Purple Dawn is the kind of fresh, delicious zingy cheesecake you’d like to wake up to or spend the day with. The blueberries sit atop a beautifully smooth filling of cream cheese, whipped cream and greek-style yoghurt zestily perked up with fresh lime juice, contrasting with […]
Slightly healthier strawberries and champagne (cava) charlotte! No-bake, easy, delish, celebratory … :)
This truly delightful, light and fruity summer dessert is a winner, with the perfect combo of a celebratory glass of champagne and lots of fresh strawberries. This version of the traditional charlotte is slightly healthier because there’s lots of fruit, a quarter of the whipping […]
Snowy love cake – healthier vegan blackcurrant curd and coconut cream layer cake recipe! Glutenfree or not… :)
No fuss and healthier – we’re taking a retro step back to simpler times when everyone loved a Victoria sponge sandwich with jam and cream in the middle. This lovely cake is a vegan take with tangy homemade blackcurrant or raspberry curd and silky coconut […]
Swedish dammsugare vacuum cleaner cakes recipe! Slightly healthier and no-bake … :)
Who can resist cute little cakes with a great name? If you’re a marzipan lover and fancy an easy delicious cake project, you’ll adore these. This classic Swedish teatime treat is called Dammsugare, vacuum cleaner, because it’s shaped like a 1920s hoover and ‘sucks up’ […]
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