Archive for custard

Chocolate, hazelnut and fleur de sel pots de crème… a sweet treat

Posted on October 5, 2012 • 67 comments

I couldn't leave you without sharing another recipes from the book, could I? This time a little something sweet... ... something with chocolate. How do chocolate, hazelnut and fleur de sel pots de crème sound? This is a simple and easy treat that I make for my family often just like the custard pots that we ate for an ...

Posted under: autumn, chocolate, custard, dairy free, gluten free, pots de creme, Small Plates and Sweet Treats

Ingredients: chocolate, coconut milk, fleur de sel, hazelnuts

Inspired by currants

Posted on July 10, 2012 • 70 comments

It's been a few days since I have been here sharing some recipes and stories. I have continued to cook and bake, but life and work have kept me away from the blog for a bit. I came back from Montreal, unpacked, and quickly packed my bags again for a trip to New York City. Jon ...

Posted under: crumble, custard, ice cream and sorbet, popsicles, summer

Ingredients: black raspberries, cardamom, currants, raspberries, red currants, watermelon

The stone fruits of summer

Posted on June 27, 2012 • 81 comments

If you could take a peek into my kitchen, you would see about half a dozen bowls lined up one next to each other. Each one filled with a variety of stone fruit. Apricots, nectarines, white peaches, Rainier and Bing cherries, Saturn peaches, and one last lonely red velvet apricot. "Where is the cherry pitter?" asks ...

Posted under: appetizer, custard, gluten free, salads, summer, tarts

Ingredients: cherries, peaches, pistachio, prosciutto, saturn peaches

The simplicity of trifle

Posted on May 30, 2012 • 78 comments

Sometimes a bit of custard with fruit and sponge cake is all it takes to make me happy. I am a trifle kind of girl, indeed. My freezer is full of scraps of cake, unbaked crumble topping, and cookie dough. Any of those can make a spectacular trifle with fresh fruit, a bit of mascarpone with vanilla ...

Posted under: custard, gluten free, spring, trifle

Ingredients: cherries, peaches

It was all about the sheep, the blossoms, and the food of spring

Posted on April 11, 2012 • 114 comments

My dad and I snuck out of the house without telling anyone where we were going. He grabbed his camera, I grabbed my camera, and we tippy-toed out the door. We decided we would go explore the little neighborhoods that surround my hometown, Amorebieta, where life seems to stand still.I rolled down the window, rested ...

Posted under: basque country, custard, family, gluten free, salads, spring, tarts

Ingredients: pea shoots, peas, sheep's milk