Hi, Chillers When you search for a cookie recipe these days, you stumble upon things with so much sugar and butter that you’re almost guaranteed to have a stomach ache before you even finish it. The recipe, not the cookie. The recipe we’re going to make today is a version my grandmother adapted from an old cookbook from the 80s. It’s the one I make every time I’m craving cookies,…

Hi Chillers, Today, a simple, effective, and insightful little recipe for making the best cake ever. Yep, I’m feeling pretty smug, thanks. Whether it’s for an afternoon snack on a Wednesday, a Sunday, or for breakfast after a good lie-in, this cake will delight young and old alike with its moist texture and irresistibly delicious chocolate streaks. No need for long speeches about something wonderful, here’s the recipe. Coco-choco marble…

          Hello, young Padawan     Today, we’re going to make some cute and rather original raisin shortbread cookies. “Palets aux raisins”, or “palets des dames”, are small, traditional French cookies from Alsace, a beautiful French region.   Delicious and fragrant, they’re usually made around Christmas time. And since Santa’s just around the corner, I thought it was time to share this lovely recipe with you,…

          Hello, young Padawan     Because madeleines are very easy to make if you understand the technique, I thought it was time to share with you one of the recipes I enjoy making regularly. The three things to understand about madeleines are that you must mix the flour and yeast well, so sift them, that the batter must be cold when you put it in…