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Christophe Felder’s Congolese

Christophe Felder’s Congolese

This weekend, we were celebrating Auntie Nini and Uncle Didier’s 60th birthdays (a vast program, believe me!). For the occasion, I was in charge of making ” congolais“, those fluffy little coconut boulders.

Almond cookies to say thank you!

Almond cookies to say thank you!

I don’t know if you give culinary gifts like I do, but I find it very practical. I have a very good cookie recipe: “Excuse me, I’m really sorry” (usually, the taste of butter makes the bitterness go away and people never stay angry for…

Homemade shortbread

Homemade shortbread

When you choose CAP recipes as a guideline, you inevitably cut yourself off from part of the population. I was having dinner yesterday with a friend who said to me “your recipes, generally speaking, just the equipment alone I don’t have…”. And it’s true that…

Crunchy blondie for a quick snack!

Crunchy blondie for a quick snack!

Phew… the germs really got the better of me this week (enjoy, guys, it won’t happen again!). Another recycling for this recipe I’d made for a tea party that didn’t take place after all. Too bad, though, because we still enjoyed the leftovers! You may…

Giant Cookie (in 30 minutes)

Giant Cookie (in 30 minutes)

I’m firmly convinced that no problem on earth can be solved with a pair of cookies (yes, in my house, just like shoes, cookies are one of those wonderful things that come in pairs!). I made this giant cookie during a weekend in Normandy. After…

Soft chocolate crinkles!

Soft chocolate crinkles!

As the weather is again a little gloomy today, it’s time to publish these little cookies with an INCREDIBLE texture. They’re melt-in-your-mouth soft and chewy, as if they were stuffed with powdered almonds, even though there’s not an ounce of them! I call them: chocolate…