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Make this at home- salmon, estragon tagliatelle, spinach, lobster & orange zest.
Personalize your very own chocolate bars! Mix and match a base chocolate with your choice of ingredients! A very fun, easy and creative recipe!
This apple cake is full of good-for-you healthy ingredients! Think of it as "an apple (cake) a day keeps the doctor away"...
A moist & rich chocolate cake that bursts with a swirl of Middle Eastern inspired flavours: cardamom, dates & sesame.
Homemade praline nutmeg chocolate truffles with a twist of orange zest. Creamy interior, crispy shell, and super easy to make!
Home made chocolate & jasmine truffles. The flavour combination was inspired by famous Belgian chocolatier Pierre Marcolini.
Making honeycomb candy is quick, easy and fun!
A different kind of panna cotta, bursting with cardamom & mastika flavors and topped off with delicious slices of persimmon
Green tomato jam is delicious, and it even made me eat breakfast...which is a big deal to me as I never have breakfast!
This is now my favourite crème de marrons based cake recipe ever, ever, ever! And it's perfect for autumn!
Not so chocolatey as they seem... these will tickle your tongue and make your tastebuds fizz!
Rose, figs & anise seed together make a wonderful combination in this panna-cotta like dessert.
Strawberry & lime cup topped off with coconut ice cream and white chocolate coated marshmallows rolled in toasted coconut.
Mango "carpaccio" with mint & tequila topped off with coconut ice cream
Fig & Rosewater ice-cream with crushed Pistachios & Dark Chocolate
Which cake to choose? Chocolate, cinammon, pistachio & figs OR morello cherry, chocolate & almonds?
Two scoops of delicious homemade cardamom, pistachio, almond & honey ice-cream!
Fried Angel Hair and Basmati Rice to go with Coriander & Garlic Veal and Asparagus
Knafeh bil Jibne, a Middle Eastern dessert that is difficult to resist, especially in bite size shapes!
Using hazelnuts instead of almonds for delicious hazelnut financiers.
Hazelnut, Spinach & Pasta with a creamy parmesan sauce and prosciutto di Parma rolled around grissini sticks.
I love classics, but I also love classics with a twist- here is my Limoncello Tiramisu.
Something of a Ricotta Leaning Tower of Pisa...with candied oranges, almonds, orange syrup and orange blossom water.
Food for a sunny day- colourful & very healthy eggplant salad, meatballs & yoghurt sauce, potato wedges.
One of the world's most expensive desserts- $1000 for the Sultan's Golden Cake!
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Soon out in Europe, Nintendo DS are launching a "Learn how to cook" type of game. Check out the preview of the French version.
Summer Flammekueche- hard to resist and super easy to make & bake!
Mirabelle Plum Crumble with Cardamon & Pistachio. Simple, but deliciously different.
Making Falafels from scratch!
Making home-made Middle Eastern Labneh balls
One interesting find from my recent trip to Dubai- an infusion that is meant to "cleanse" pregnant women after they give birth!
Ghazl al Banat is a type of cotton candy from the Middle East with a nuttier taste and silkier feel. I love serving it on top of ice cream!
A colourful collection composed of candied fruits and sweet delicacies. Some interesting items included candied walnuts and cucumbers!
Do not be fooled- these are not regular pistachio financiers... they are Pistachio-Mastica ones with a special Mediterranean influence!