Clik here to view.
Just another perfect summer day in Paris
La coupe glacée: pétale de rose et lychee with gaspacho de framboises. I could share with you my foolproof recipe for a perfect tarte au citron meringuée [lemon meringue tart], my new exciting idea,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Un concentré de ‘six-course meal’– Risotto aux asperges, petits pois et citron
[A six-course meal concentrate - Asparagus, pea and lemon risotto] I like to throw dinner parties from time to time and while some manage to produce the most delicate food to feed their hungry friends,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kaa, c’est moi – Artichauts confits au citron et à l’ail
[I'm Kaa – Braised artichokes with lemon and garlic] Trust in me, just in me Shut your eyes and trust in me You can sleep safe and sound Knowing I am around Slip into silent slumber Sail on a silver...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mais où est ma lucky star – Cake au miel, romarin et gorgonzola
[Where is my lucky-star - Honey, rosemary and gorgonzola loaf cake] Before I start I should warn you. When I’m sick, I love to complain. And well, as my body temperature has now reached 39.7°C, I guess...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Comme si tu m’aimais plus qu’un gâteau au chocolat – Choux croustimoelleux au...
[Like you loved me more than chocolate cake - Fromage blanc and chives crispysoft choux buns] Believe it or not, but I’ve made pâte à choux twice in the past couple of days; and nope, no flat little...
View ArticleClik here to view.
L’espace d’un moment – A party
One prune tart please!, calls the voice through the interphone. Run to the downstairs kitchen. Tell Elliot – the pastry commis – to put a prune tart into the oven. Grab a large rectangle plate. Pipe a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
You’re my favourite flavour – Culinary obsessions
When it comes to food (and many other matters: hello knitting, long bike rides, and papermater felt-tip pens collection), I’m a terribly boring person. I can eat the same thing everyday: breakfast,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dreams are made of this – A lobster thermidor
There are moments in my life when I couldn’t be happier. Many of them. An endless beach, with crab hunting and kisses in the wind. An unplanned slumber party, with a bed sheet fort and a torch. A note...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Always and forever more – An attempt at riz-au-lait ice-cream
Today, I could tell you a long story. From the day I ate riz-au-lait for the first time in years, to the moment I thought it could make a pretty good ice-cream. From the point I actually boiled some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Le huit – Obsessions culinaires, winter edition
Snow can fool us into believe winter is here. When really it’s not. And even after it came and went, the sharp winds still gives us goosebumps no matter how many layers of mittens, hats and scarves...
View Article