A dévorer délicatement - Gelée agar intense au chocolat noir, sans sucre

[To delicately devour - Dark chocolate sugar-free agar jelly]

Croissants aux amandes for breakfast. Rhubarb tart for lunch. Gianduja brioche for quatre-heures. Fruit cake for dinner.
This is probably what you think as my daily fare; and I won’t blame you. I mean, I bake cake, whip up entremets, assemble tarts, cut cookies out, proof bread doughs, […]

The ephemeral party - Gâteau fondant au chocolat

Picture a chair. One covered with some kind of pushy-pink fabric. Well, now imagine yourself getting that exact chair for your birthday – or Christmas, I’m not picky. Thrilled, aren’t you?

The state you would be in is probably as exciting as my current social life. You see, ever since I’ve moved to Revel for my stage de fin d’études, I didn’t really get the chance to connect, or even talk to people my age.

But tonight, people; tonight I‘m invited to a birthday party. And before you start thinking I’m an unsocial geek – which trust me, I am not – you should try and understand. One month. Without. Partying.
Okay, now we’re on the same length, I can introduce you to the most decadent dessert ever. Cake that is.

Une jonchée en trois bouchées

[A jonchée in three bites]

I had planned to write about Easter. How happy it makes me; and I swear it’s not just the chocolate profusion. In my family, Easter revolves around love and quite evidently, around food. I realise I might sound like a broken record – and I’m pretty sure I actually do – […]

Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened - Gelée au caramel au beurre salé comme dans un rêve

[Dreamy salted butter caramel jelly]

Sometimes, things don’t turn out the way you expect them to.
It can be either sad.
One day you know you’re in love - you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams*; and the second after, you learn he’s leaving for another country.
Or happy.
One day, you’re making what you […]

Harder better faster stronger - Une mousse aux chataîgnes to die for

[A to-die-for chestnut mousse]

Before I can start with this, I need you to complete a little homework. Basically, I want you to rush to the nearest French supermarket (never told you it was going to be easy) with a spoon in your hand and a thick scarf in your bag. Once you’ve arrived, try to […]