Category: Dessert

Earl Grey crème brulée

I want summer back! I want to go back to these days were it was to hot to do anything else except sitting on the balcony and drinking whiskey sour. Back to the humid heat the made baking and cooking almost impossible. Instead it’s cold…

Profiteroles

Profiteroles are amongst my favorite desserts. I always order them in the restaurant if they are on the menu, but there are huge differences in the preparation and not all of them are equally nice. What you want is dark bitter chocolate over cold and…

Tarte Tatin

Certainly one of my favorite desserts, warm apples a hint of caramel and double cream…. yummy. But somehow I never mange to make it. Often I make the dough but then I am busy cooking dinner and have not time to cook the apples and…

Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake

Still in a baking mood and at home with a heavy cold. I decided to try something I have never done before, a Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake. Inspired by a post on smittenkitchen. I like cheese cake but have not done one for ages. But chocolate…

Creme brulé with lavender

The garden here in sardinia is full of heavenly scented Lavender. The big stone table where we usually eat our extended breakfast is surrounded by lavender and the smell accompanies our meal. It was only a question of time till we started to think about…

Pavlova

The Pavlova is  just one of the nicest desserts I know. Is basically a meringue with lot’s of cream and fruit on top. The recipe I have comes from Nigel Slater (with lot’s a adjustments ) and the special thing about it is that you…

in’t veld chocolate

The new bagel shop in our neighborhood carries a nice selection of very special chocolate. in’t veld is one of them, of course I could not resist this wrapping. We tried the blood-orange and goat milk one. It’s very nice, the blood-orange gives it a…