Albesi soup with chickpea cream

This albesi soup with chickpea cream is extremely good ! I tasted it in Italy, and I loved it because it’s unusual, creamy and fragrant. It’s an original veggie meal and so easy to make. This recipe is made with Continue reading Albesi soup with chickpea cream→

Spinach cream soup

Wanna eat green and healthy in winter?  Here’s a very simple spinach cream soup: tasty and full of vitamins, ready in 20 minutes. Enjoy! Did you know ? 3.5 oz of spinach only cover a 20% of recommended daily amount in Continue reading Spinach cream soup→

Moroccan mint tea

As I had six amazing months abroad with two Moroccan roomies, I’d say you definitely should “taste” this beautiful culture! In Morocco, mint tea is an institution. It’s a tradition, a ritual. This sweet nectar with mint and orange blossom Continue reading Moroccan mint tea→

Anastasia’s chocolate and almond molten cake

Here is a very simple and quick recipe from a friend, to make a beautiful and really delicious individual dessert. Chocolate addicts will be delighted, and food lovers replete with this molten cake recipe. This half-baked little cake is so soft Continue reading Anastasia’s chocolate and almond molten cake→

Light French style pancakes with beer

This is my favourite recipe for French style pancakes: the crepes. These are the pancakes I’ve always been baking with my mother, for every Candlemas, every Mardi Gras or any afternoon tea! I love the special taste of these pancakes Continue reading Light French style pancakes with beer→

Mother Raynal’s vegetable soup

When I was a student, my roommate used to come back from her weekends at her parents’ with a lot of food (so did I, actually). Her mother, worried about our health and to be sure we had the recommended Continue reading Mother Raynal’s vegetable soup→

How to make a poultry or meaty broth

A simple recipe to make a good and tasty poultry or meaty broth Makes 5 cups of broth: 1 poultry or pieces of meat and bones 1 onion 1 carrot 1 leek 1 stalk celery 1 stalk parsley 1 stalk Continue reading How to make a poultry or meaty broth→

Quick Peking duck breast

Duck is excellent, and it gives a change to your meals. It is a very tasty and juicy meat, and duck breast is particularly tender when perfectly cooked. Something I learnt from Gordon Ramsay’s great tips. And duck breast just Continue reading Quick Peking duck breast→

Sweet crisp pastry dough and baking blind a tart shell

Here is a great sweet crisp pastry dough recipe I learned at pastry school. You can use it for so many recipes: pumpkin pie, lemon pie, raw fruit tarts, frangipane tarts, and even cookies. Here, you don’t need any dried Continue reading Sweet crisp pastry dough and baking blind a tart shell→