0 CHOCOLATE VALENTINO - DARING BAKERS

The end of the month is getting close and, once again, all The Daring Bakers around the world are getting excited because the time has come to blog about their challenge and see what the other participants are presenting...The February 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy of "WMPE's" blog and Dharm of "Dad ~ Baker & Chef" who have chosen a "Chocolate Valentino Cake" by Chef Wan; a "Vanilla Ice Cream" recipe from Dharm and a "Vanilla Ice Cream" recipe from Wendy as the challenge.At home we both are very fond of flourless chocolate cakes and ice creams, so I was really looking fowards to making this very promising dessert!Both recipes offered...

0 LAUSANNE - CATHEDRAL

Today, I am sharing a set of photos that I would normally put up on my blog on Fridays. Exceptionally, due to Daring Bakers schedules, the Wednesday recipe will be posted on Saturday (28th of February, around 12h00 AM) instead...As I still had a few shots left of my trip to Lausanne (in November 2008), I thought that I'd show you how the Cathedral of Notre-Dame and it's surroundings look. Enjoy!To see my other Lausanne posts, please follow the links below:Lausanne Part 1, Lausanne Part 2, Lausanne Part 3, Lausanne Part 4....

0 FARMER'S MARKET - VEYRIER

In Veyrier (Geneva, Switzerland) we are very lucky to have three fruit and vegetable markets a week; on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in different spots around the commune.My favorite one is a farmer's market situated in a barn in the middle of the greenhouse area in Les Marais de Troinex.There, you can find a smallish, yet nice array of vegetables, fruits, homemade jams, great artisan cheeses as well meat from the Jura region (beef, sausages, porc...). There you even have the possibility to sit down at a wooden picnic table and enjoy a cup of tea with a slice of cake or tart...A cute and practical little market that offers good products...

0 WEEKEND CAT BLOGGING #194

This week, Amar and Luna at "CatSynth" (USA) are happy to announce that they are hosting Weekend Cat Blogging #194...To submit your kitty picture(s), you can either leave a message in their blog's comment section (with your permalinks) or contact them via e-mail without forgetting to give all the needed information."With their qualities of cleanliness, discretion, affection, patience, dignity, and courage, how many of us, I ask you, would be capable of becoming cats?"~ Fernand Mery - Her Majesty the Cat...

0 AMARETTI, APRICOT JAM & COCONUT BARS

I can never resist the call for baking bars (also known as slices or squares, depending on the countries) and always feel very tempted by any recipe which's title contains this magical word...Already, when I was a child, during my holidays in England (in Derbyshire/at my grandparents), I remember that I offen ordered slices (flapjacks, caramel nut crunch, chocolate topped crunchy slices, nanaimo bars, etc...) whenever we went ou for tea. Their promising looks, crunchiness, gooeyness, fudginess and lusciously comforting richness really spoke to me. Even nowadays, as a grown-up with matured tastes, I still feel that same uncontrolable attraction...

0 POSTING SCHEDULE - PROCHAIN BILLET

My next recipe will be posted on the 19th of February...See you soon then! Ma prochaine recette sera postée le 19 février...A très bientôt alors!...

0 BOOK TAG - LECTURE DU MOMENT

Today, I am posting another non-food related meme. Hopie at "Hopie's Kitchen" (France) and Nadia at "Couzine Diel Nadia" (France) have tagged me... The rules are to share the 5th-10th lines of the 25th page of the book you are currently reading.Encore une fois, aujourd'hui, je poste un meme qui n'a rien à voir avec la cuisine... Hopie de "Hopie's Kitchen" (France) et Nadia de "Couzine Diel Nadia" (France) m'ont taguée en me demandant de partager les 5 à 10ième lignes de la 25ième page du livre que je suis actuellement en train de lire.The book that I'm currently reading is by Dean Koontz, one of the best masters of horror. His scary bestseller...

0 WEEKEND CAT BLOGGING #193

This week, Gree and Othello at "The Marriage Of Gree And Othello" are happy to announce that they are hosting Weekend Cat Blogging #193...To submit your kitty picture(s), you can either leave a message in their blog's comment section (with your permalinks) or contact them via e-mail without forgetting to give all the needed information.Fridolin and Maruschka wish you aHappy Valentine's D...

0 SILENT SNOW

Dust of SnowBy Robert Frost (1923)The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snowFrom a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had ru...

0 CARDAMOM CRUMB CAKE

During the weekend, I'm always looking for easy to make, yet highly pleasurable treats that we'll be able to savor in front of our favorite series... While going through my much-loved copy of Dorie Greenspan's "Baking Fom My Home To Yours", a streusel-topped cake attracted my attention with it's interesting combination of flavors and moist texture. It looked and sounded so good. I knew that I had to try it! Although, at first glance, this crumb-topped coffee cake looks somehow plain, I wasn't at all disappointed as it is really not just an ordinary baked good. From afar, it looks just like any other cake and seems not to be too special, but...