Biscuits

Baton»

Same sponge base recipe as the Eponge and Miroir. Only these ones are covered in chopped almonds and have a coating of chocolate on the other side.

Bread

I’m the big bad wolf …»

…and I’ll huff and puff and blow your house down. Well, it does certainly feel a bit like that. The last couple of days I’ve been chilling out in Normandy. I literally roll out of bed and I’m on the beach which is absolutely amazing. Golden sand which goes great with the sunshine. The only [...]

Savoury

Crunchy apple, carrot and walnut salad»

« An apple a day keeps the doctor away » as they say. This salad was really inspired by the lovely walnuts I got from of a french friend’s garden and some leftover apples I found rolling around in the bottom of my fridge. Fresh walnuts are often a bit soft when you open them, [...]

Dessert

All things nice and spice in 2008»

Happy New Year everyone! Ok, I know I’m “fashionably late”. But getting into the swing of things after the holiday period (or better said after eating enough food to feed the Walton family) is a bit difficult. I’m already suffering from gym aches and pains. So I thought I’ld start 2008 with on a slightly [...]

Dulce de leche

Hot off the press…»

Hate to blow my trumpet, but who cares I’m so excited about being on the cover (with my cake) of this month’s Elle à table I just had to share it with you. There’s an 8 page article inside “Christmas dinner with the 4 girls from la Cocotte“. Andrea and I wrote the recipes and [...]