Daring Bakers November Challenge: Cannoli
Fri, 27/11/09 – 18:42 | 4 Comments

An Italian pastry filled with almond-flavoured whipped cream… The Daring Bakers recipes impress me month after month!

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Nathalie is a friendly person whose cooking was inspired by her travels all around Europe. Cooking lover, she is the main author of this blog, and her Marketing studies will be helpful for the blog and the web application promotion.

Daring Bakers November Challenge: Cannoli
Friday, 27 Nov, 2009 – 18:42 | 4 Comments
Daring Bakers November Challenge: Cannoli

An Italian pastry filled with almond-flavoured whipped cream… The Daring Bakers recipes impress me month after month!

BBA #3: Bagels
Tuesday, 24 Nov, 2009 – 13:53 | No Comment
BBA #3: Bagels

Third recipe of the Bread Bakers Apprentice Challenge: bagels. If you follow the recipe to the letter, they should turn out perfectly fine!

What’s In Your Breakfast?
Friday, 30 Oct, 2009 – 13:45 | No Comment
What’s In Your Breakfast?

Did you know that a 30g serving of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes has more salt in than a small packet of Walkers ready salted crisps?

Daring Bakers: French Macarons Disaster!
Tuesday, 27 Oct, 2009 – 15:40 | No Comment
Daring Bakers: French Macarons Disaster!

French macarons were this month’s Daring Bakers challenge, my first time ever! 3 attempts, 3 failures. It’s a disappointment but I’ve done really nice almond cookies.

Recipe: Squash Soup
Monday, 26 Oct, 2009 – 10:51 | 2 Comments
Recipe: Squash Soup

Celebrate squash season with a delicious hearty bowl of soup!

Serial Cooking Under Re-Construction!
Tuesday, 20 Oct, 2009 – 9:41 | No Comment
Serial Cooking Under Re-Construction!

We are working on new versions of Serial Cooking so please excuse us for any bug or hiccup on the blog and website.

Cookies… Again!
Thursday, 8 Oct, 2009 – 12:29 | 2 Comments
Cookies… Again!

What do you do to clear your head? I bake and decorate cookies! No doubt my 18-month-old nephew (and 28-year-old fiancé) will love them!

BBA #2: Artos & Christopsomos
Monday, 5 Oct, 2009 – 7:51 | No Comment
BBA #2: Artos & Christopsomos

Bread Bakers Apprentice - Challenge #2: Greek celebration breads. I did the basic Artos bread and the pretty-looking Christopsomos bread. Both were a success :)

Craving for Japanese Food…
Wednesday, 30 Sep, 2009 – 16:14 | No Comment
Craving for Japanese Food…

Homemade sushis and makis are so simple to prepare and much cheaper than in a good restaurant… and if you don’t like raw fish, you can still go for the makis or omelette sushis!

Great British Cheese Festival in Cardiff
Monday, 28 Sep, 2009 – 14:01 | No Comment
Great British Cheese Festival in Cardiff

Last weekend we were at the Great British Cheese Festival in Cardiff. Great festival for cheese lovers!