Bye bye 2014, welcome 2015 !

It's been a long time since I wrote here. Shame on me :-) So, before coming with a new recipe, here is my sweet 2014 !

Where I live

Castle of Saint-Germain-en-Laye

One of my favorite place in Paris, the area of the National Library

Irland, Spring

Garden of the Palais-Royal, you can easily find a chair !

Paris seen from the Tour Montparnasse

Italian ice cream, the best :-)

Toscana, summer

Florida, autumn !

Do you want an autograph ?

The marvellous gallery Grand Palais.

Happy new Year 2015 !

Pistachio cake with vanilla olive oil

Version française ...

It's been a long time since I wanted to bake an olive oil cake which really tastes olive oil. Mission accomplished with this cake and its rich flavor and tender texture. Its beautiful green color reminds me an ogre ... Would you like a piece of my Shrek cake ?

Tuscany # Tower of Pisa

Unreal. Incredible. Marvelous. Unique. The One. Nobody wanted to climb up, so weird ...

Tuscany # Palio di Siena

Version française ...

The Palio is a horse race that is held twice a year on the main square of Siena, il piazza del Campo. Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen city wards. The riders are allowed to use their whips for disturbing other horses and riders - oups. The winner is the first horse to cross the finish line after running three laps, with or without rider - oups again. We have been fortunate to attend two trial races of the Palio di Siena. It was fantastic to take part in this event in the middle of people from Siena, noise, songs and colors ! But no enough to wait 5 hours yesterday to attend the real race ... 

Wrong way.

Ok ... we'll manage ...

Dead easy currant and pistachio sorbet

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This dead easy sorbet was made with a leftover of currant from my mother-in-law. I added a pinch of pistachio butter because 1. a small amount of good pistachio butter gives you a twist to almost anything 2. it also modified the texture of the sorbet, making it looking like an ice-cream - really ! So give a try to this sorbet, you'll love it and regret to have no more leftover !