Who’s Sant Jordi? He’s Saint George and the patron saint of Catalonia following a visit where he slayed the dragon and rescued a damsel in distress. He was a busy knight, completing the same heroic deed in Britain and various other countries. But did you […]
All posts tagged: Fiesta Friday
Strawberry tres leches cake recipe with a healthy topping!
And pondering on the milk that doesn’t exist, but later. First let’s talk strawberries, the perfect complement for a traditional Mexican tres leches cake, a deliciously moist sponge soaked in three kinds of milk (tres leches): condensed, evaporated and full-fat (yes, full-fat!). Strawberries give this […]
Apple tarte tatin with Chinese five spices and tamarind! A healthy recipe!
Sometimes things just happen. Like running out of cinammon so you open a previously neglected jar of tamarind paste. And before you realise what’s happening it’s in your Apple Tarte Tatin!! Because you thought it would complement the Chinese five spices, the lemon and the […]
(Easter) bliss ball eggs and cocoa bites – healthy recipes!
Hello again sweet reader! Enjoying Easter or the end of the week? Even if you don’t celebrate Easter, these easy no-bake healthy recipes might come in handy! Bliss balls have become very popular: a healthy portable snack providing a shot of energy, sweetness and good […]
Traditional Monas de Pascua – Spanish Easter egg bread recipe!
I’ve always been fascinated by Easter breads with a colourful whole egg in the middle. They just really appeal to me! And they’re ubiquitous in certain regions of Spain this time of the year. Easter, known here as Setmana Santa (Holy Week), is about to […]
Cumin and cayenne pepper gougères (cheese choux puffs) recipe! A great apéritif …
… for a dinner or party! Or a rainy day snack behind a window (scroll down photo101 people!). So imagine you’ve been climbing in the mountains four days and when you return a group of climbing friends come to your house for a little party! […]
The French lemon macarons recipe experiment! And happy Macaron Day to you!!! :)
Hello sweet reader! Happy Macaron Day or bonne journée du macaron to you!!! 🙂 Yes, I’m not kidding. 20th March is indeed Macaron Day, a yearly event created in 2006 by master pâtissier and creator of an amazing range of macarons and cakes, Pierre Hermé. […]
Chicken, ham and cheese cake recipe with pistachios, rosemary and garlic – a quiche-cake!
Another savoury cake! Woohoo! Today’s offering is the second in our savoury cake series, a fine example of the picnic cake de voyage that is popular in France but might prove confusing to others. Friends have looked peturbed, ‘hmmm, it’s like a quiche, but it […]
Healthy apple and courgette cake recipe, with Chinese five spices if you like… !
Are you one of those people who like to experiment with flavours or do you like your food ‘classic’? Well you can always choose when you make cakes, and the Chinese five spices can go in or you might just stick to cinammon, the old […]
Torta di verdura (Italian vegetable cake) recipe and the Swedish Chef fights spaghetti!
Join me for unofficial Italian Day with a classic torta di verdura and a spaghetti fight. Italian cooking is very regional and a little story with drawings will show you how I found this torta and the real Italian nonna or grandmother who was involved! […]
The raspberry, avocado mousse and pistachio verrines recipe, a water photo and thanks Mr Conticini!
What exactly is a verrine? Well, the idea is to display dishes that would normally be served on plates, in vertical and transparent containers. Like layers of trifle in a glass (verre in French). I’ve been eyeing these multilayered colourful desserts and growing ‘curioser and […]
Raspberry charlotte recipe – finally! :)
‘Where’s the recipe for that raspberry ladyfinger cake on my homepage header?’ Good question! Well, once upon a time it was on my header and requests were coming in for this pretty and absolutely delicious raspberry charlotte. I won’t even mess around to make it […]
The invisible story of an orange and rum fruitcake-cake anglais recipe for a biker! (‘special cake for you’ series)
Hello sweet reader! Nice to see you again! Here’s my little healthy rum and orange fruitcake-cake anglais, made with spelt flour, honey, light brown muscovado sugar and lots of yummy dried fruits and nuts! And this is the recipe: Yes, it’s invisible. And not because […]
Ispahan lychee, raspberry and rose meringue nests recipe for Chinese New Year!
Don’t panic! It’s all under control! Yes, it’s ‘run-like-a-headless-chicken’ time for food bloggers as we attempt to cope with Valentine’s Day, Pancake (Shrove) Tuesday and Chinese New Year all within the same week! Globalisation has led us into an almost constant state of celebration. Hurray! […]
Healthy citrus curd mille-crêpes cake recipe!
Hello sweet reader, want to go slightly overboard this year and create a mille (thousand) crêpes cake with me? Well maybe not today, unless you’d love a bout of last-minute panic shopping and cooking, but any day of the year can be Pancake Day! Despite […]
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