cookbook addict

Norm has challenged us to a list of 16 pictures to record some of March's moments. I thought it was a great idea, here's my list... 1. Celebration Buergbrennen : a bonfire to celebrate the end of winter/the beginning of spring, a Luxemburg tradition 2. Stripy 3. Empty 4. A game Look Mama, I've drawn you! 5. New Love the colour, had to buy them (my third pair currently) 6. Work Maya hard at work during a kids' cooking session 7.  Growing Tiny blossoms on a nearby bush 8. Homemade Homemade banana date pecan smoothie and homemade fudge bar 9. Favourite My favourite people 10. Blue Blue Cinderella Barbie, blue shoes, on blue carpet 13. Flight 11.Evening.... 12.  Pattern Some afternoons look like that 14.  Yesterday Yum! 15.  Fabric and 16.  Loud I cheat, but I love this matrioschka fabric and her outfits often  scream "I'm five ...

I've made plain banana breads, banana bread with chocolate bits, or with peanut butter, vegan banana breads, I've even developed my own low-fat recipe for the book, I have tried many variations, from soft and moist crumbed to rich and dense, and now I think I've finally found the best recipe for it, not low-fat but with a rich buttery taste -without being greasy or too rich. It's Mark Bittman's recipe, the man who introduced the world to the no-knead bread. I think banana bread is what I bake most often, after brownies. It's the perfect treat for any occasion and any time of the day and it's not usually too heavy on butter or oil. Sometimes I just wish some of our bananas (always fair-trade and organic) were left to go very brown and unedible, even by me -and I like my bananas with brown spots- just so I can justify baking it. There's something very comforting about it, its smell, its taste, its homely look. I may have overbaked this one a little ...

In English here . J'ai eu du mal à commencer ce billet. Faut-il mentionner le Japon? La Lybie? D'autres événements majeurs du monde? Faut-il vous dire de faire des dons? Qui je suis pour vous dire ce que vous devez faire? Vous savez ce que vous avez à faire, chacun décide pour soi. Vous savez ce qu'il se passe aussi bien que moi (je ne regarde même pas les infos à la télé). Alors à la place, je vais vous parler de cette tarte que j'ai faite, tirée d'un livre que j'ai acheté, en fait, ce que je fais d'habitude, ce que je fais de mieux peut-être sur ce blog.                                                                        ...

En français ici . I had a hard time thinking how to start this new post. Should I mention Japan? Libya? Other major things happening in the world? Should I tell you to donate money? Who am I to tell you what to do? You know what to do, what's right for you. You know what's happening as much as I do (I don't even watch the news on TV). So instead I'm going to tell you about this pie I've made, from a book I have bought, you know, just what I usually do, perhaps what I do best on this blog.                                                                                    ...

English text in purple!   Après avoir abusé de crack pie, et après un court séjour en Bavière, pays des saucisses et des bretzels, il est temps de revenir à des nourritures plus équilibrées. Je ne sais pas pourquoi mais j'ai toujours l'impression que les pâtisseries végétaliennes sont meilleures pour la santé et font moins grossir que les autres. C'est peut-être hypocrite de se voiler la face comme ça, mais bon, parfois les illusions ont du bon. En tous cas, on ne maltraite pas les animaux, c'est déjà pas mal de leur foutre la paix de temps en temps. After I ate too much crack pie and after a short trip to Bavaria, the land of sausage and pretzels, it is time to go back to more healthful eating. Somehow, vegan baking always seems more virtuous and lesss fattening than regular baking. I may  be a hypocrite or putting my head in the sand, but sometimes illusions are good. At least animals haven't been hurt to produce the recipes and it's not such a bad thing t...