Gluten-free Strawberry Yuzu Tartlets

Layers of yuzu and mascarpone cremeux and hazelnut mirliton, topped with a dome of strawberry compote, in a delicious almond crust.

Gluten-free Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

How many chocolate chip recipes can you try? Apparently, quite a lot. I am always asked for chocolate chip cookies by my kids, especially when my daughter comes back from college. And I get tired of using the same trite recipes. So Instagram, once again, came to my rescue. The awarded Pastry Chef Karim Bourgi…

Great British Baking Show, part II – Gluten-free Praline and White Chocolate Mirror-glaze Cake

Two layers of vanilla genoise sponge, encased in salted praline flavored buttercream, and topped with a glamorous white chocolate mirror glaze

Gluten-free White Chocolate Nut Cookies

During one of my library book sprees, I came across The Rustic Italian Bakery, by Veronica Lavenia, and found some flavors familiar to those from my country and my childhood. She uses some naturally gluten free flour and some flour with low gluten content. In the case of these cookies I found the combination of…

Linzer torte, and the lost baking competition…

When my brother was about eight years old, and I was fifteen,  there was a bake sale at our local swimming pool, along with a friendly competition for the best cake. My mother and I decided we would both participate. My mom made her famous strudel. She used a pre-packaged puff pastry from the supermarket and filled…