Category: tartes and pies
[Treacle tart and grenadine-marinated blood oranges]
It would probably be an understatement to say that I am messy.
For years, my absolutely organised mum fought with me, not understanding why I had to keep pretty much all of my belongings on my desk, or at worst, around my bed.
For years, I did not understand how – [...]
To me, the last hours of a year are always filled with expectations, excitement, and dreams.
As a matter of fact, I have been dreaming a lot lately. Possibly because my 9am/11pm day life is quite very busy with mise en place, desserts à l’assiette, afternoon teas, foams, and many more exciting things.
Thus, at night I [...]
I won’t lie. There are many advantages to having a boyfriend who’s a pâtissier.
First, he loves 6pm slumbers parties à deux since he – like me – knows how a 3am wake-up feels like.
Second, he whips some pretty nice dinners in a matter of seconds, leaving the kitchen deliciously shiny even though he is – [...]
[Short time-management manual for people who tend to forget to wish their blog a happy fourth birthday]
Today I have a little contextual-behaviour exercise for you. Nothing overly difficult, but you’ll definitely end up with a positive knowledge on human actions and needs-related brains-alteration mechanisms.
So please, keep your pens and paper sheets on the table, and [...]
[Caramel and milk chocolate peanut tarts]
If you’re anything like me, you might have already experienced that subtle feeling of awkwardness which precedes the very first kiss you’re about to give to this new someone you quite like. And quite obviously, you can never forget the right-after-feeling as well.
Exciting. Electrifying. Paralysing.
I must confess I feel the [...]