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Berries and chocolate tart (vegan)

Hello! I hope your week is going well. The previous week was quite a disappointing one, and left me very stressed and without energies, but I am trying to face the current week trying to leave the past one behind. Is it working? Not really. But I there are a couple of things that help […]

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Thai basil, pineapple and lime Entremet

It’s Thai New Year, so I thought to tribute one of my favorite cuisines with an entremet inspired by flavours typical of Thai cuisine. I hope you will try it and like it as much as I did!  The elements of the entremet: Thai basil sponge  Peanut and bird eye chilli croustillant lime namelaka Pineapple […]

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Rhubarb, strawberry and almond tart (vegan)

’Tis the season to eat rhubarb. I love rhubarb. So much that last time I went to visit my parents in Italy I packed some rhubarb to bring there, as in Italy it’s not as easy to find and I couldn’t deprive my parents of its amazing taste.  I developed this recipe inspired by one […]

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Sourdough vegan brioche with citrus and passion fruit creme pat

Happy Monday! How is you beginning of the week going? The fact that the sun ins shining, flowers are blossoming and birds are chirping does help a lot. While writing this I am beholding my plants and thinking that if I managed to make them blossom and survive I will also manage to take care […]

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Rosemary, orange and chocolate mini entremets (vegan)

I love making entremets, especially the tiny ones. They are cute, chic and if done properly, they are the perfect bite. For this one I decided to combine flavours that I adore, with a fresh rosemary I bought at the market and couldn’t wait to sneak in some dessert 🙂 I used silikomart’s stone moulds, […]

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Citrus fruits tartlets (vegan)

Lately I have been enjoying baking and cooking with flowers. Some flowers are just pretty and edible, whereas other edible flowers have a very specific taste, that goes so well with other ingredients. For these citrusy tartlets I chose fuchsia and apple blossom flowers, that have a lemony flavour and I was super happy with […]

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Passion fruit, pecan and caramel tart

It’s winter. It’s so cold that I am cold even at home, with a blanket and the heating on. And yet sometimes I receive rescue tropical fruit and when I do, I am torn between the desire to eat it fresh and to bake with it. Usually I manage to do both things, but with […]

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Yuzu Meringue Tartlets (vegan)

I had been wanting to create a dessert with yuzu for a while, so I decided to start with a classic: lemon meringue pie, but with yuzu. I love how this turned out, it has such a distinctive flavour, which feels very familiar for the resemblance with lemon, but also mandarin-like. For the pastry shell […]

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All things croissants (vegan)

Hello and happy Monday.  Over the last couple of months I have baked croissants quite a few times. I tried the first time because I could never have one, as I have strong dairy allergy whereby 1) I would feel awfully sick, 2) only the smell of cheese and butter makes me quite sick. So […]

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Vegan white chocolate coated madeleines

Happy Monday 🙂 Today I am sharing with you exactly how I made these madeleines, recipe and procedure for the neat coating. I love madeleines, they are fluffy and soft and cute, they are light and airy and make a good snack (and if baked with some tricks they can be quite healthy and diet […]