List of ingredients: 3 egg whites. 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar. 1 cup of superfine sugar. 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. 1/4 teaspoon of hazelnut extract. 1 cup of chopped toasted hazelnuts. 1 oz of bittersweet chocolate, melted. Preparation: Beat the egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and beat to soft peaks. Gradually beat in the sugar, one tablespoon at a time. Beat ...

The goddess of fortune and chance has paid me a visit. A couple of weeks ago I won a check for 160 SEK (20 USD) from Candy king! I definitely appreciated this prize. Recently, Candy king purchased Parrots, Scandinavia’s oldest and largest producer of snack foods (nuts, beans, peas, dried and soft fruits), which meant I ...

The Mother’s Day is coming. The majority of countries celebrate this day on the second Sunday of May. In fact, Mother’s Day is the best way to make every mom feel loved. I am planning to prepare some nice and delicious Italian dessert for that occasion. I picked three great desserts variations with ricotta filling which ...

Original french name: Bras de Vénus, crème legere au fenouil confit Place of origin: Roussillion, Southern France A candied fennel sponge cake is a very light and delicious french dessert. It originates from Southern province of France, Roussillon. Generally,  in this fruit-growing area of France there is abundance of dessert recipes. Today’s one however is a bit unusual because ...

Salad for 4 persons Preparation time: 30 minutes 200 gr. clean shrimps 250 apples 100 gr. celery 150 gr. cucumbers 1 table spoon lemon juice Parsley For the sauce: 200 ml sour cream 100 gr. mayonnaise Salt, pepper Preparation: Cook shrimps in hot water for 15 minutes. Cut apples and celery into cubes. Sprinkle them with lemon juice. Cut the cucumbers into cubes. Mix sour cream, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Mix ...

Typical Parisian breakfast is a piece of baguette or small roll, croissant, brioche or fruit bun, jam or butter. Sweet pastries are called viennoiseries, as it was wrongly assumed that they came from Vienna. They are Parisian inventions for which puff or choux (cream or custard puff) pastry and great quantity of butter are used. ...

I love that this cake is so simple to do. Five easily accessible ingredients and you have got everything you need for simple, delicious and eggless cake layers. This pastry reminds me of the so called “Pariservåfflor” (Paris waffles or French Waffles) which my father used to purchase in the village pastry in the 1950’s, although ...

One of the biggest problems I have as a dad and a cook is figuring out what to put on the family menu each evening. My worst fear is eating the same things all of the time. I want my daughter to try new things as much as possible but of course with work and ...

Original french name: Tajine de poulet aux pruneaux Place of origin: Toulousain, Quercy, Aveyron & Auvergne French culinary is famous for broad range of chicken dishes. Some of them can be served daily for a usual dinner. However, there are a number of chicken meals that are made for really special occasions. The way chicken dishes are ...