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Almond croissants (how to make croissants filled with frangipane cream)
You will be surprised at how easy these delicious almond croissants (or croissant) are to make that I bring today. These are croissants we’ll make with puff pastry and filled with an almond cream that overwhelms the senses: the delicacy of each bite and its subtle almond flavor, combined with the tenderness of the pastry, make this an essential croissant recipe for the home.
How to Make Traditional Frangipane Cream
Frangipane is a typical French pastry cream with a subtle almond flavor, widely used in all kinds of cakes and sponge cakes. It is made by mixing traditional pastry cream with almond cream. It is used to make, for example, the classic Galette de Rois (King cake) and is also a staple in pear tarts and sponge cakes, among many others.
Blueberry Swirl Crepes
If crepes are a true indulgence, these blueberry swirl crepes are an absolute delight. Perfect because they’re simple to make, they’re as tasty as they are charming. Bring them to the table and they disappear from the plate!
Chocolate Custard Tart
It's International Chocolate Cake Day, and to honor it we bring you a true delight for cocoa lovers: a cake filled with chocolate flan! The result of this cake is similar to that of a cheesecake in terms of the filling's texture: smooth and enveloping, each bite fills you with an incredibly delicious cocoa flavor.
Cranberry sauce for your tarts, crepes, yogurt, cakes and muffins
Often we look for a companion as juicy as it is delicious to go with crepes and waffles, and this blueberry sauce I bring you today takes very few minutes to make, and it’s delicious.
It’s also perfect for filling or decorating cakes, for sponge cakes and bundt cakes, or for your cupcakes and muffins:
It’s also perfect for filling or decorating cakes, for sponge cakes and bundt cakes, or for your cupcakes and muffins:
How to make coconut rice pudding
A strong rival to traditional rice pudding has appeared at home: this coconut rice pudding recipe is as delicious as the classic, but with a coconut flavor that only adds to it. It turns out just as fresh, creamy, delicious... yet when you take a bite you wonder what that something is that drives you to take another spoonful.
Almond Golden Milk (How to Make Golden Milk)
What a wonderful discovery! Golden milk, this hot drink with spiced almond flavor, definitely stays in my home! I think I was looking forward to the cold returning just so I could enjoy this hot plant-based milk, extremely delicious and addictive.
Pan-Roasted Cauliflower with Saffron Butter
Eating vegetables, besides being beneficial for our body, is a pleasure! If we limit ourselves to tasting them boiled, we're missing out on a whole world of varied and tasty flavors. And the best example I can show you is this recipe for pan-roasted cauliflower with saffron butter. A delicacy!
Pea and Coconut Cream
This pea and coconut cream recipe is perfect for those days when you don’t have much time to prepare lunch or dinner, but don’t want to give up a healthy, delicious dish. A vegan soup full of flavor that, as is, is incredibly tasty, but allows endless adaptations to suit anyone’s taste.
Three Kings' Brioche Ring
If you still wait for Epiphany with the same excitement you had as a child, today's recipe will delight you. This Roscón de Reyes is a brioche-style ring, a dough that's approachable and easy to make, with just the right sweetness. And of course, it includes the traditional bean, which has always given us so many laughs at home, both young and old.
Millionaire's Shortbread (millionaire cookies)
There are recipes that are incredibly simple to make and that, moreover, deliver a surprising result. Like these Millionaire’s Shortbread bars.
It's a winning combination, however you look at it. This is a three-layer bar: buttery shortbread, toffee cream, and dark chocolate coating… Impossible to say no to this temptation.
Chocolate-coated Hazelnut Bite
Few snacks are as quick and elegant as these chocolate-covered hazelnuts, or hazelnut bites, as we call them at home.
