Une tranche de vie
Here is an authentic family recipe, the real Italian polenta (corn semolina), specialty from the North of Italy. Of course, as all grand-mothers’ recipes, there should be no measures nor weights of ingredients. You should feel the polenta! And experience, Continue reading La polenta della nonna
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
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
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 Continue reading Red pesto
This is my Ivorian friend Ruth’s recipe, and I love it! It reminds me the Filipino dish kare-kare made with peanut butter too. It’s comfort food. You’re gonna love this thick, generous, rich and finger-licking delicious peanut butter sauce! You Continue reading Ruth’s oxtail in peanut butter sauce
I tried to steam some foie gras and the result is amazing. The foie gras is perfectly cooked, with few “yellow fat”. I left it to marinate with Armagnac (French kind of brandy) and Calvados (apple French brandy), a perfect Continue reading Steamed foie gras with Armagnac and Calvados
A delightful and soft ginger cake recipe, with Christmas fragrances, that you can keep for days. Thanks to my friend and great pastry chef Gilles Bajolle for this great ginger cake recipe. That will bring joy and cosiness to your Continue reading Ginger cake
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
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
Have you ever thought about investing in a yoghurt-maker to make your own yoghurts at home? You really should! I bought mine two years ago, and it’s awesome. First of all, you don’t have to be a great cook to Continue reading Home made yoghurt with stewed strawberries and rhubarb