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 Lire la suite

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 Lire la suite

Red pesto

Here is a very simple little recipe: you just have to replace basil from classic green pesto « alla genovese » with sun dried tomatoes. You can have it with pasta, the classic way, or spread it on toasts. In a jar Lire la suite

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 Lire la suite

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 Lire la suite

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 Lire la suite

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 Lire la suite