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Roasted hazelnut chocolate spread (vegan/dairy-free)

Roasted hazelnut chocolate spread (vegan/dairy-free)

Who doesn’t like a good hazelnut-chocolate spread on a fresh slice of French bread or on pancakes and waffles? For breakfast, as a snack, whatever the reason, it is always irresistible! However, between the varieties with palm oil, those with way too much sugar or the ones with crazy unhealthy and scary ingredients, it is hard to find the perfect spread! Also, if you know me well, you probably know that I always prefer to make something myself rather than getting the…

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Super Easy Mini Coconut Chocolate Chip Cakes

Super Easy Mini Coconut Chocolate Chip Cakes

Here I am, back in Belgium for a few weeks, and it feels so good being able to spend some time with my amazing family! Yesterday, I spent the afternoon with two cuties (my sister’s baby boy and my brother’s daughter) and together we baked these yummy coconut and chocolate chip mini cakes. The recipe is adapted from one I found in my favorite book as a kid (of course my favorite book was about baking!). I think I’ve done this recipe about a billion…

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Salmon Tacos with rucola dressing

Salmon Tacos with rucola dressing

Yayyy to « Taco Thursdays »! Here is a fun and fresh variation to classic tacos, that is easy to prepare in large quantities for when you have a whole bunch of friends over, or simply for a normal night when you have a starving husband to feed 😉 Also, it was a good opportunity for me to try out my brand new camera and shoot these babies 🙂 For the rucola dressing: Combine all the following ingredients: 3 tbsp mayonnaise 3 tbsp plain yogurt…

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Double Trouble: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (vegan/dairy free)

Double Trouble: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (vegan/dairy free)

With the return of the warmer weather, it is the perfect opportunity to give this delicious ice cream recipe a shot. If you’re like Arnaud and I and love peanut butter, chocolate, and above all any combination of these two, then this recipe is for you! What could be best than eating peanut butter cups by the spoon, in a frozen version? The consistency of this ice cream is great, even without ice cream maker (I don’t have one yet but it’s on my…

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Vegan Mocha Scones

Vegan Mocha Scones

I had been wanting to bake some scones for a while and decided it was time to give it a try! I opted for a coffee mocha version (my favorite drink of the moment!). I thought I might as well make this one a vegan – dairy free version for all of you out there being in this mindset and having a sweet tooth. Given how many of these scones Arnaud ate, I guess we can say this recipe was…

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Vitamin and antioxidant refresher with strawberries, grapefruit, mint and green tea

Vitamin and antioxidant refresher with strawberries, grapefruit, mint and green tea

Here’s a tasty drink packed with vitamins and antioxidants. Perfect for a sunny day (or a snowy day like we had in Flagstaff last week ;-)), it’s a great and healthy alternative to regular soft drinks, and will make you kick off Spring season in style! Cheers! Makes 2-3 servings: Combine and blend the following ingredients until smooth: 2 cups (about 50cl) chilled green tea or mint green tea, sweetened to taste (honey, stevia, brown sugar, agave,…) 1 handful of fresh mint…

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