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Crêpes, Featured
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Crêpes with apples, cinnamon and salted caramel chantilly

On the web, it is very easy to find a recipe for a crêpe batter. But it is almost impossible 

Tarts
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The legendary Easter Pastiera from Naples

I had been wanting to make a pastiera for ages, but I always remembered about it in the wrong period! 

Creams, custards and sauces
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Recipe: Cherry clafoutis, with a crumble twist

So I’m late once again. I can’t help it, I’m always late in general, and I make the same mistake 

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 

Cookies and brownies
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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 

Recipes
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Tips: How to spice up a fruit salad

You don’t necessarily need to master dozens of pastry skills nor spend hours to make an interesting and flavourful dessert! 

Cakes
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Recipe: Carrot cake

I was eagerly waiting for winter just to make a very rich and lusty recipe: the carrot cake! This cake 

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 

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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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