Caramelized hazelnuts and almonds, homemade praline

That is a very simple and completely addictive sweet that will make you go nuts! It is great as a present, to decorate your cakes and desserts, or to make your own praline. You just have to mix them in Continue reading Caramelized hazelnuts and almonds, homemade praline

Summer vegetables and beans spread

Here is a very simple and versatile recipe to use your vegetables and legumes leftovers. Mix them with some seasoning and here you go: a tasty spread on a toast with some salad and you have a light and healthy Continue reading Summer vegetables and beans spread

Dark chocolate and Brazil nuts granola

Another Gordon Ramsay’s recipe! I know, I’m a big fan 🙂 But here is my version of the recipe with dark chocolate, because I like healthy food but I like it yummy! So I added my favourite nuts to the Continue reading Dark chocolate and Brazil nuts granola

Flavia’s cantucci: Italian almond biscuits

Cantucci are little light and crunchy almond biscuits, perfect for breakfast or afternoon tea. You can store it for days in a tin box. It is pretty famous in the Mediterranean area: cantucci is the Italian version, in France it Continue reading Flavia’s cantucci: Italian almond biscuits

Apricot, pistachio and almond cream tart

A golden crust with a delicious almond and pistachio cream, some juicy and sour apricots… so good! Baking a home made tart, from dough to fillings is not so complicated. Here is what I learnt at the pastry school. I’ll Continue reading Apricot, pistachio and almond cream tart

Red quinoa and cheese empanadas

This is a recipe directly coming from Argentina. I tasted empanadas when traveling all over this country. You can find them anywhere there with so many different stuffings: ham and cheese, veggie, beef, chicken, corn, etc. These little golden stuffed Continue reading Red quinoa and cheese empanadas