Hello my wonderful people! I have just been bothered by the idea of making and eating a fruit tart so bad that I had to do it, so just the other day, in the middle of winter, I decided to make a fruit tart without any berry! Can you imagine? Winter is not berry time, … More Fruit tart with whipped mascarpone and heavy cream filling
Hello everyone and welcome back to Coucou Chinou! Today I will continue on with Vietnamese cuisine! However, this one is a little bit non traditional as this is actually a play on the famous dish “bún chả”. Originally “bún chả” is made with meatballs that are grilled on the barbecue, and the taste is a little … More Rice noodle salad with baked green rice meatballs
Hi everybody, Have you ever tried Vietnamese spring rolls? For me it is such an excellent appetizer for summer, but I just made about 36 of them the other day for a fall picnic haha. It was actually for an event that our class held last week. We had such good fun and my full tray … More Vietnamese Spring Rolls with peanut sauce
Hi everybody! I have had such a busy but extremely fun week! It was the orientation week at my school in France and we actually got to do a lot of fun team building activities as opposed to just listening to a bunch of lectures and dosing off. 😛 I also met very nice people and … More Choux à la Crème
Hi everyone. How are we doing today? I have been holding off this post for so long, I don’t even know how many days it stayed in my Draft. Anyway, today I will writing about the recreated cheesecake that I loved to eat so much at Copeland’s Bistro during my years in Louisiana. It is … More Praline and Caramel Cheesecake
Hello everyone, I realize recently I have been posting much more about baking and less on savory food, and less so on Vietnamese cuisine, which is of my own culture! Yikes! So, today I will introduce to you a Vietnamese street-food dish that is very popular where I come from: Bánh xèo! The name of … More Bánh Xèo ./. Vietnamese savory crepes
Hello lovely people who love food! Anybody having a case of the Mondays? Yep, me too. For all the people with the opposite time zone with mine, you are reading this on Sunday evening so I hope this helps with your Sunday night syndrome. What am I babbling about? I don’t know. Absolutely no idea. Obviously … More Japanese Swiss Roll with Mixed berries and whipped cream Filling
( 😀 Các bạn muốn đọc tiếng Việt vui lòng kéo xuống dưới nha! ❤ ) Hello everybody! It is a fine morning here in Hanoi today. The storm Mirinae has passed yesterday leaving us cool weather with such a refreshing breeze after a series of sweltering, humid days. In fact, Here I am sitting … More Green tea and rose petals butter cake
( 😀 Các bạn muốn đọc tiếng Việt vui lòng kéo xuống dưới nha ❤ ) Hi every one! My heart is so heavy right now as I just read about the terrorist affiliated truck attack that killed at least 77 people in Nice, France yesterday during a Bastille day celebration. Such a mad world. … More Green salad with ham, cheddar and nectarine
❤ (Các bạn muốn đọc tiếng Việt vui lòng kéo xuống dưới nha!) ❤ Hi everyone! Summer in Hanoi has been so unbearable lately! Someone even said the weather here changes as fast as Taylor Swift’s heart haha. Yesterday it was all sweltering and humid and suffocating and today down came a massive rain! To … More Peachy Summer in a Glass
( ❤ Các bạn muốn đọc tiếng Việt vui lòng kéo xuống dưới nha! ❤ 🙂 ) Hi everyone! It has been a long while since I last posted. Today I will share with you an absolutely heart-warming, fantastic apple pie recipe that I personally love so much. I know it is summer time and … More Apple Pie with Shortbread Crust
( : D Các bạn muốn đọc tiếng Việt vui lòng kéo xuống dưới nha ❤ ) Hello every one! Today I will be sharing with you a dessert recipe that roots its origin in the Ottoman Empire. It is Baklava! Wikipedia suggests that the history of the baklava is not well documented but “there … More Walnut and Pistachio Baklava!
