These are bursting with flavour, chock-full of healthy ingredients and easy to put together with raspberries and apples or other fruit like cherries, apricots and peaches to make a versatile guilt-free treat. Still, it’s probably better not to eat more than five squares in one […]
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Healthier panellets recipe! Almond paste treats for la Castanyada!
These little cakes are from Catalunya and other parts of Spain like Andorra, Ibiza and Valencia. Panellets actually translates as ‘little breads’ and they’re a traditional dessert on All Saints Day which is known here as la Castanyada ‘chestnut time’! Panellets are commonly made of […]
Healthier pineapple tarts with honey and maple syrup for Chinese New Year! :) With gluten-free options…
These are deceptive little treats. You wouldn’t realise from their appearance how melt-in-your-mouth totally delicious they are. You pop one in your mouth and say ‘wow!’ then reach for another, then just one more, then … well you get the idea. These traditional Lunar New […]
Passionfruit or St Clement’s raspberry tarts with gluten-free, sugar-free options
Fresh, fruity, creamy and delicious! The original passionfruit and raspberry tart has two layers of soft fresh raspberry jelly and passion fruit cream covered with a simple passion fruit glaze. We took it to my brother’s place in Birmingham on Boxing Day and it was […]
Pomegranate and passion fruit yoghurt pavlova
I once committed a pàtisserie faux pas, in other words a mistake but it sounds better in French. I made some meringue nests and posted them as pavlovas!!! Oh dear. Months later I realised the error of my ways: pavlovas look like meringues and also […]
Babajitos! Mojito rum babas recipe
Babas have been around since the early 18th century – there’ll be a little potted history later – and recently in France they’ve been trending with exciting new flavours! Rum babas were also one of my Dad’s favourite desserts so I’ll dedicate this recipe to […]
Healthy apricot ice-cream and cava for a celebration! :)
Let’s celebrate the 14th of July French Independence Day with this delicious dessert based on a Spanish classic. You can make it a French classic by using champagne, or Italian with prosecco! Anyway, have you heard of Lemon sorbet and cava, commonly served at Spanish […]
Healthy heavenly cocoa bites and slices recipe – just like chocolate! :)
I’m addicted to cocoa bites. It’s taking a superhuman effort to resist scoffing entire batches in one go. And I’m sharing this adaptation of a delicious no-bake recipe I found on Food for the Soul so you too can take part in cocoa madness!!! We […]
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 […]
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 […]
The story of the life-changing healthy Apple Tarte Normande recipe
There was once a woman who ate too many cakes. The doctors she visited shook their heads sadly and to avoid her imminent and inconvenient collapse in their offices, sent her rapidly on her way to experts in distant places. One presented her with enormous […]
Healthy lime, orange blossom and pistachio cake recipe
Christmas and the new year are coming and you’d like a guilt-free healthy cake. Or you have recently discovered your cholesterol level has shot through the roof like me, and you URGENTLY need such a cake! Don’t panic, you can have your spelt flour, sugar-free […]
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