Lemon madeleines

When I went to Europain exhibition in Paris last year, I tasted these amazing French scallop-shell-shaped cookies at a baking equipment supplier stand. The young pastry chef kindly gave me the recipe as I was so enthusiastic about these incredible Lire la suite

Matcha cookies

I tasted matcha tea in Japan. It’s a finely ground high-quality green tea with smoky flavours. Japanese tea ceremony is about matcha. But it is now also used to flavour and dye a lot of preparations: pastries, candies and chocolates, Lire la suite

Home made marbled foie gras with red wine and spices

Here’s a new recipe I tried from the YAM magazine (#11 December 2012-January 2013). Of course, I changed it a little bit 🙂 It is a very nice recipe to make a delicious home made marbled foie gras, with delicate Lire la suite

Aperol Spritz

Sun has come, heat has come, thirst has come ! It’s time to show up with your Wayfarer glasses, flip-flops and barbecue. But under a blazing sun, you’d rather have a fresh and light pre-dinner drink. So here is a Lire la suite

Home made salted meat

This is a recipe used by the French sailors in Toulon, in order to preserve the meat for weeks while sailing during long periods. They use sea salt, like in the old times. This is a very simple and easy Lire la suite

Home made fried chicken and chicken nuggets

The Philippines was a Spanish colony for 400 years, then was ceded to the United States and stayed under the influence of the United States for about 40 years. This is why Filipinos love fried chicken, and you can find Lire la suite