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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Articles by Nathalie Derain

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’ September Challenge: Vols-au-Vent
Sunday, 27 Sep, 2009 – 17:58 | 3 Comments
Daring Bakers’ September Challenge: Vols-au-Vent

This month’s Daring Bakers Challenge is the one I’ve enjoyed the most since I started 6 months ago!

Organic Food Festival 2009
Wednesday, 16 Sep, 2009 – 12:19 | 2 Comments
Organic Food Festival 2009

The Organic Food Festival took place last week end in Bristol. It’s definitely a good entertaining festival that we’ve got there!

BBA Challenge: Anadama Bread
Tuesday, 15 Sep, 2009 – 15:13 | 4 Comments
BBA Challenge: Anadama Bread

My first bread in the Bread Baker’s Apprentice challenge - loved it!

Recipe: Banana & Raisins Whirls
Wednesday, 2 Sep, 2009 – 10:45 | No Comment
Recipe: Banana & Raisins Whirls

Bananas, raisins and cinnamon… perfect mix for those whirls!

Daring Bakers’ August Challenge: Dobos Torte
Thursday, 27 Aug, 2009 – 6:57 | 5 Comments
Daring Bakers’ August Challenge: Dobos Torte

Daring Bakers’ August Challenge: a Hungarian recipe for a five-layer sponge cake, filled with chocolate buttercream and topped with caramel. Enjoy!

Recipe: Carrot Cupcakes
Wednesday, 26 Aug, 2009 – 14:07 | 4 Comments
Recipe: Carrot Cupcakes

Carrot cupcakes, with or without cream cheese, have become one of our favourite sweets and part of our diet (carrots do count for a portion of veg, right??)

Recipe: Baked Sweet Potatoes with Tomatoes & Bacon
Monday, 24 Aug, 2009 – 10:02 | No Comment
Recipe: Baked Sweet Potatoes with Tomatoes & Bacon

Baked sweet potato with tomatoes and bacon: simple and healthy, perfect for a Friday night dinner!

A Lemon Pound Cake for the Rails Rumble ‘09
Saturday, 22 Aug, 2009 – 14:31 | No Comment
A Lemon Pound Cake for the Rails Rumble ‘09

When your better half is going to spend 48 hours working non stop, there’s no better encouragement than a lemon pound cake!

How To Bake Crusty Bread
Saturday, 8 Aug, 2009 – 15:17 | No Comment
How To Bake Crusty Bread

Since we moved in the UK last year, we bake our own bread all the time. We just can’t get used to white loaf. French bread is actually one of the few things we miss …

Bored of Sandwiches? Try a Bento for Lunch!
Tuesday, 4 Aug, 2009 – 9:58 | No Comment
Bored of Sandwiches? Try a Bento for Lunch!

Bento, the Japanese homepacked lunch!