Maintenant ou jamais – Mousse à la vanille et rhubarbe pochée à la grenadine

[Now or never - Vanilla mousse and grenadine-poached rhubarb]

I was in love with someone. Or, as I recently realised after some happy times we spent together again, I was just loving some parts of this someone. Very much.
In fact, I was so smitten with the idea of him, that I would live in the illusion [...]

L’espace d’un moment – Un rêve éphémère

[Spur of the moment - An ephemeral dream]
I am home – or more accurately I have been home for a week or so – forced to stay here.
Sometimes, nature compels us to slow down, perhaps for the right reasons.
Spending time here – just doing simple things – especially after the impulsive decision to fly [...]

Comme un lait fraise – Cheesecake à la vanille at aux fraises

[Like a strawberry milk - Vanilla cheesecake with strawberries]

As a child, I thought my dad was the coolest person to hang out with. And since he was – and still is – a work at home dad, I did get to spend a lot of time with him.
He would take me to his tennis tournaments, [...]

L’espace d’un moment – Une semaine de printemps

[Spur of the moment - A spring week]

J’aime: fudge-like cocoa brownies, pretty fabrics, roast pumpkin soup with lots of chili pepper, blooming flowers, perfect macarons, finding the perfect shop for kitchen tools, bright pink rhubarb, sharing a cheap Chinese take-away with Guillaume, polaroid pictures, waking up early, and dark chocolate with maldon sea salt.

Le must: [...]

Comme si tu m’aimais plus qu’un gâteau au chocolat – Choux croustimoelleux au fromage blanc et à la ciboulette

[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 choux buns were involved. This might not sound special; but trust me – if you’re unaware of my [...]