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gluten-free puff pastry video for chefsteps

Gluten-free puff pastry | Cannelle et Vanille

Here is the final baking video for ChefSteps. The best of them all... Gluten-free puff pastry. I really how this recipe and visual cues turned out so I hope you will give it a try. The most versatile dough. Give it a try and let me know how it turned out for you. And follow ChefSteps on Twitter ...




Chocolate chip, buckwheat and sea salt cookies

Chocolate chip, buckwheat and sea salt cookies | Cannelle et Vanille

I recently did some recipe development for Aloha using two of their products and I wanted to share them with you - cookies and a breakfast bowl. And nothing wrong with eating them together either. Aloha prides itself in products that are organically grown, free of artificial colors, flavors and sweeteners, tested beyond government regulations, ...




Strawberries and elderflower

Strawberry and hazelnut crumble with elderflower | Cannelle et Vanille

This past Sunday, I bought the first organic, locally-grown strawberries. Teeny tiny strawberries that reminded me of the mara des bois we had in France. "They are grown for flavor, not looks", the grower said to me justifying their small stature and amorphous shape. I didn't need any explanations, really. I could smell them from ...




Food and lifestyle photography workshop in La Toscana

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In the beginning of May, I traveled to Tuscany where Emanuela, Nadia and I held a food and lifestyle photography workshop at Emanuela's family's agriturismo in Vinci. Such beauty. I feel we arrived at the peak of spring with wildflowers growing everywhere, the fields lush and green, the sun shining but with enough morning fog ...




Pink peppercorn-kissed rhubarb and berry cake

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I am blown away by spring in Washington. Everywhere we turn there is a blooming tree or a garden full of color. It was spring break last week and the children were out of school. My friend Lecia invited us for a day trip to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, which is something of an ...