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Marbré surprise étoilé - rewind Noël

seule photo d'une tranche parfaite Hello les ami(e)s! Je ne pouvais pas vous laisser avec ce dernier billet sans queue ni tête écrit du bout des doigts le matin de Noël. La grisaille du Luxembourg aurait eu raison du plus gai des lurons de Noël. Alors, vous avez passé de bonnes fêtes? Vos enfants croient encore au Père Noël/Père Fouettard? Ici c'est 50/50, et ça s'est fait sans traumatisme. Plutôt un soulagement de mon côté, enfin. Marbré surprise Question bouffe, le 24 au soir c'était hipster pizza. Depuis que j'ai une pierre de cuisson, je n'aime plus trop les pizzas au restaurant, que dire, c'est tellement meilleur à la maison. Pizza bianca mozzarella de bufflone, oignons verts, chèvre et avocat Le 25, repas tradition : chapon rôti, avec ses marrons, olives, échalotes et farce veau, grenailles rissolées, haricots aillés. Bûche garnie de ganache montée et glacée à l'anglaise (beurre, sucre glace, chocolat). Tartine de saumo...

Prune and walnut loaf cake, like a rustic French friend

I know that prunes and walnuts are not per se typically French, but I can't help thinking that this combination is evocative of the South of France, where both prunes and walnuts are being grown -though not always close to one another- and celebrated not just for their health properties but also for their tastes. This is a recipe I adapted from this blog (and their book). I have modified it a little after I made it once, long ago. This is a cake (pronounced kek , ha ha, French for loaf cake) that will be like a good friend to you, a rustic friend that will comfort with a cup of tea, that will be a perfect substitute for your usual breakfast, that is hearty without being rich and that will transport you to the heart of France, the land of fattened ducks and black truffles, where old men still walk around with bérets (and often a baguette too). Perhaps I have chosen to bake it today because I long to visit my parents' home again? This is made with the walnuts they always ...