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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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Brioches
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Recipe: Tarte Tropézienne

Two years ago I went to Saint Tropez, the famous chic town on the French Riviera where all the hip people 

Pastry shops
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Pastry on the road: Hawecker in Châteaurenard

I haven’t published a “pastry review” in a while, but I still have to talk about a pastry shop I visited 

Ice creams
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Recipe: Vanilla ice cream

This is an all-time favourite of mine! My ice cream machine was definitely a good investment since it allows me 

Cakes
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Recipe: Marble cake

It was the end of a lazy Sunday afternoon when I felt the need of a cake (ok, I admit 

Sorbets
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Recipe: Strawberry sorbet

It’s getting very hot in here! Even if we’re not in summer officially yet, the warm weather has arrived… and 

Brioches
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Recipe: Brioche Nanterre

As I wrote in my previous post, brioches come in different sizes and shapes. A famous type of brioche is 

Brioches
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Recipe: Brioche dough

The first time I ate a French brioche, I almost fell on the floor! Brioches are heavenly soft and are by 

Creams, custards and sauces
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Recipe: Chantilly cream

Honestly, I don’t think you can go simpler than this. It’s the shortest recipe ever on this blog, yet it has 

Tarts
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Recipe: Raspberry tartlets with ginger and lime cream

Spring is a great season, not only because the weather changes and it almost feels like summer, but also because 

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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)

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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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