Elixirs
Macerated cherries in eau-de-vie
“When we sing of cherry time and the happy nightingale and the mockingbird will all be celebrating, pretty girls will have foolish ideas in their heads and lovers will have…
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Main coursesCrazy salad with caramelized tofu
Yes, because we have vegetarian friends too. And we are open minded. And when you taste it, you adopt it……
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DessertsPassion fruit dessert cream
Coming directly from Brazil, here is a fast and easy recipe, with a deliciously exotic taste… (But it will never help your bathing suit to fit you…)…
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DessertsSmall jasmine cream puffs
There is something magical in the fragrance of jasmine, that airs out the mind and instantly enlarges the space around us. In the perfumed flowers trail, there is a scent…
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DessertsThin apricot pies with rosemary ice cream
This is a dessert that foretells the soon coming summer, and that one can imagine eating on shaded terraces… The thin pastry is crispy, the slightly acid taste of apricots…
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SweetsAcacias flower fritters
The smell is heady, the taste is delicate. It’s a happy days sweet, a childhood memory, a fleeting pleasure. This time the recipe is from my cousin, and it’s such…
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DessertsRhubarb and passion fruit soufflé
Behind the house, the rhubarb flower is taller than children. It should be said too that it bloomed faster than its shadow. Inside the clusters of tiny flowers, there are…
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ElixirsViolet syrup – Crystallized violets
The violet syrup has an intense and deep color, but has not a very pronounced aroma. However, the crystallized violets taste like fresh flowers candies……
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DessertsRaisinée pie
It’s a pie from Switzerland, where I grew up. Raisinée is a Swiss specialty. A huge amount of apple and/or pear juice is being reduce in copper kettles on wood…
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DessertsLemon meringue tartlets
Lemon meringue tartlets have always been one of my favorite desserts. I have tried for years to find the perfect recipe, and for me it’s this one……
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DessertsBlack & White truffle cheesecake
One day, in a gastronomic restaurant, after a very good meal, the dessert time had arrived. Often it’s the stage when we go from « I ate well » to « I ate…
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SweetsChocolate golden Fondants
My sister in law (another one, I have a lot of them, it’s the benefit of having a big family) has inspired this recipe. Every Christmas, she delights us with…
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DessertsOrange salad with saffron and honey
This recipe comes from my sister in law. A dessert that reminds family celebrations, inspires travel and fills us with sunshine, even in the middle of winter……
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Main coursesCreamy risotto with asparagus and porcini mushrooms
A staple in Italian cuisine, that combines the smoothness of the mushrooms and the crisp of the asparagus. A convivial recipe to cook surrounded with friends who can relieve you…
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SweetsPumpkin & Pomegranate Cupcakes
Trick or treat, everything comes from there! A childish envy to have fun while feasting. Wacky ingredients, improbable recipes, we tried, experimented, failed and started again until we all agreed…
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Desserts8 blackberries & blueberries tartlets
“An end-of-summer outing, in the company of old friends. The holidays are almost over, with just a few days to go before everything starts up again, so it’s good to…
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ElixirsHomemade rose lemonade
I still remember the delicate and heady fragrance of the roses that inspired this recipe. Sunshine yellow roses, scattered here and there with drops of “passion red” that enlighten the…
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DessertsFlower shaped caramel apple pies with Rose flavored Chantilly cream
Those little pies started to appeared everywhere, but often the recipes didn’t convince me (apricot jam, apples cooked in the microwave …). So I decided to try it my own…
