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Copyright, 2015

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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Laminated doughs
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Recipe: Pasteis de nata (Portuguese custard tarts)

French pastry is good, but it’s not the only one in the world! After a virtual tasty trip to Austria for 

Recipes
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Recipe: Apfelstrudel (Apple strudel)

A reader of this blog, Careena, asked me on my Facebook page: “How about strudel with phyllo dough?”. And how 

Laminated doughs
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Recipe: Pains au chocolat

I recently published a recipe of croissant dough, a pastry fundamental. This yeast dough which is laminated like puff pastry (a 

Laminated doughs
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Recipe: Croissants

You just need to hear the word “croissants” and suddenly you’re mentally transported into a lazy morning in Paris, sitting at the 

Laminated doughs
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Recipe: Croissant dough

Croissants are simply one of those things you don’t make at home. Cakes, you can make. A pastry cream, you 

Cookies and brownies
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Recipe: The best chocolate chunk cookies. Ever.

I don’t know for how long I had been looking for a decent recipe of real American cookies. Not just 

Tarts
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Recipe: Lemon meringue tart

And here I am, back on the blog after the holidays, for the first recipe of 2015! And what’s better 

Pastry shops
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Pastry on the road: La Pâtisserie des Rêves, Paris

Philippe Conticini is one the major figures in pastry (and cuisine too). He worked and founded several Michel-starred restaurants before founding 

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Recipe: Pumpernickel (Christmas biscuits with cinnamon and almonds)

As Christmas approaches, I feel a bit of sorry for posting only one (albeit insanely good) yule log recipe on the 

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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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Recipe: Pistachio macarons (with Italian meringue)

Some time ago I decided to make green macarons and so I bought a powdered green colouring (which for some

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This is one of the pastry “secrets” that differentiate a home-baker from a “pro”. I’m talking about this super-shiny chocolate

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Now that I don’t have to “study” for my pastry exam anymore and I don’t have to prepare the old-fashioned,

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

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So yes, last month I celebrated my birthday. 29 years. For the third time. For some, a birthday is a

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