End of summer blues and plum nibbling

By On September 13, 2010 · 9 Comments

Today’s End-of-summer-blues-remedy special: Plum and hazelnut (and cognac and cinnamon) crumble… Or when the Gourmande dreams of an Indian Summer

Bon appetit!

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To blog or not to blog…

By On August 13, 2010 · 3 Comments

Today’s special: minute sweet bites for gloomy and not so gloomy days….

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Le temps de quelques framboises…

By On July 16, 2009 · 1 Comment

Today’s special: Mini raspberry/hazelnut bites… pour une gourmande en particulier… and all the sweet teeth around

Mini raspberry/almond bites

Bon appetit!

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In the Bag: My mini halloween pumpkin puppets

By On October 31, 2008 · 2 Comments

Today’s special: not so scary, very yummy mini halloween pumpkin muffins…

My Halloween Pumpkin Puppets

Bon appetit!

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Tasty tools: my kitchen grater

By On March 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment

I’m back from skiing! …in one piece, with a finally fading mustle ache, bruises on my sheens (damn ski shoes! why can’t we ski in slippers) and a lovely goggle-sun-tan. I loved it!
Yet, after one week in a foreign kitchen, it feels great to get back to my own kitchen with my [...]

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A bit of sweetness for a cold sunday afternoon

By On January 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Ahhh… winter! It’s cold outside and already dark… I miss the sunday sweets that we would share all together for tea time when I was a child. Mostly homemade, sometimes chosen with care at our favourite pastryshop, served with a steaming cup of tea or cocoa, to warm us up after a reviving walk in the guarrigue or along the beach…

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In the bag: Chestnut and hazelnut cake

By On November 30, 2007 · 2 Comments

Food blogging events is what brought me to food blogging. I love the challenge of creating a dish out of a theme or selected seasonal ingredients. It is such a creative process where I can let my inspiration work freely. I love it.
Last week, I was browsing through “

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Autumn is at the door

By On September 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment

I don’t know where summer got lost this year, but it definitely forgot to come and say hello to the Netherlands. On the other hand, autumn is already at the door. Strangely, days seem to be getting sunnier here, but they are definitely getting shorter and cooler.
I love the fruit in this period [...]

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