I’m doing better than I thought here in my Shanghai kitchen. Before leaving I had no idea what tools I would find, ingredients, if I wanted and could mess up. But after some initial defaillance I am more or less organized. And when I’m not at home because of travel, returning home or for bureaucratic...
A vanilla shortbread stuffed with a delicious and fresh mascarpone, cocoa and hazelnuts cream. These tartlets are perfect as a dessert, as a rich snack, or to enrich the dessert buffet of your parties. And they are simple to prepare!
The carrot cakes make me the effect of apple cakes, you have just to take them out of the oven to recreate that beautiful and comfortable feeling of home. And everybody will enjoy it. I’ve tried endless versions, but my favorite for the hot season is this one, the carrot and coconut cake, with a...
I love jams and marmalades. I eat them every morning on bread, with my cup (ok, two) of tea. Except when there’s a cake. Or I decide to combine the two things and bake a cake like this, a soft cake variegated with jam. Lots of jam, of cherries, beautiful red that stands out in...
I didn’t understand how it went from what was supposed to be a mousse to a tart with cream, I just wanted to use that pair of egg whites that had been in the fridge for a few days, and I found myself with a tart. And since in the fridge besides the egg whites...
