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La science des rêves - Petits gâteaux comme des nuages à la farine semi-complète et à la banane

[The science of sleep – Cloud-like banana whole-wheat cakes]

Michel and his terrific movies. Bruno and his delicious goat cheese. Gaspard and his pretty face. Pierre and his outstanding pâtisseries. These are some of the not so many things that make me realise I’m not that damned to be French.
Le Neuf definitely isn’t one of them. […]

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 I wouldn’t be wrong if I said I am indeed ill. For the third time in less than a […]

A world in which the Red Sox players could bake the most delicious brownies - Totally coco crispy ricotta and brownies torte

It all starts with a failure. I am there, standing in the kitchen. My mouth is full of chocolate, my left arm dusted with flour and the fork I am holding is still carrying a bitten piece of oozing chocolate cake.
Oh and before I forget: I also have a gorgeous dark-brown stroke left by the […]

Un monde où tout était vert – Vacances dans les Alpilles et cake sucré et moelleux aux courgettes et au ras-el-hanout

[A world in which everything looks green – Holidays in the Alpilles and courgette loaf cake]

As I spent the last two days trying to survive without the internet, I discovered there were other many means to maintain my high-procrastination policy. The 614 tv-channels clearly weren’t enough and I found myself confronted with my laptop, finally […]

“Standard deviation”, ça marche aussi en pâtisserie? - Gâteau au yaourt et au pamplemousse

[Then standard deviation can also be applied to pâtisserie? - Yogurt and grapefruit cake]

Ask anyone from France what their favourite cake is and you’ll undeniably hear le gâteau au yaourt [yogurt cake].
It seems there is a common statement about this cake.
It might be the fact that we all learnt how to make it à l’école […]