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Milk chocolate, caramel and apple yule log

Christmas time is the best time of the year to bake. Seems like everybody wants to do it, and everybody

No-bake cheesecake with fig and damson plum confit

September is the month of figs and Damson plums. Believe it or not, this is the first time in my life

How to make homemade Oreos

I have never understood the passion that food bloggers have for Oreos! I think they taste a lot of sugar and not

Video: Strawberry, rhubarb and almond tart

If there is one thing I like in pastry is… challenges! Any new recipe or experiment, especially if it comes

Video: Croissants

One day my Italian friend Chiara asked me to teach her how to make croissants. I agreed right away, because

Video: Simple round brioches

That’s it, I’ve made the purchase of the decade: my new stand mixer. It took me years to make up

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Top 10 2013 Christmas Yule Logs I would have liked to taste

This year for the first time I discovered the original world of Christmas yule logs. I mean, I already knew 

Cookies and brownies
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Traditional Christmas cookies with cinnamon

Ho, ho, ho! If you’ve been naughty this year, you’ll probably get no presents. But nothing prevents your from having 

Ingredients
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Yeast – It’s alive!

A loaf of bread, a soft brioche, doughnuts or even croissants all have one thing in common: they are made 

Yule logs
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Recipe: Chocolate and hazelnut Christmas yule log

Christmas is around the corner! Everybody is starting to go shopping for presents, but I don’t care: I prefer to 

Events
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The best amateur macaron in Nice 2013

Last Saturday was the day of the the competition “The best amateur macaron” (“Le meilleur macaron amateur”) in Nice, to 

Laminated doughs
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Recipe: Mille-feuille (Cream Napoleon)

You can’t go more classical than this! The mille-feuille is a traditional French pastry that can be found in any 

Events
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Photos from the Salon du Chocolat 2013 in Cannes

Last week Nice hosted a chocolate fair on its seafront, but this weekend it’s Cannes’s turn to open the doors 

Hints & Tips
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Tip: how to make a parchment paper piping cone

Say you want to write “Happy birthday” on a cake. How do you do that? Well, with a parchment paper 

Events
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Salon du chocolat 2013 in Nice

This weekend Nice hosted the crowded “Salon du chocolat et saveurs d’exception” right on its famous seafront, the Promenade des 

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Hi, my name is Rob, I work in IT but I love baking and I also got a pastry diploma. I created this blog to keep track of my journey from complete beginner to world pastry champion (I'm not there yet).

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