(Version française plus bas!) When I was a kid, my mom used to make Banh Pate So, the Vietnamese puff pastries, in huge batches. The smell of warm butter dough would fill our apartment, and I just couldn’t wait for them to be cooked. This Christmas, I really wanted to recreate my mom’s recipe, changingContinue reading “Christmas menu: Banh Pate So \\\ Menu de Noël: Banh Pate So”
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DIY Gift #4: Lip Balms and Salves \\\ Cadeau-Maison #4: Baumes à lèvres et Onguents
(Version française plus bas!) I love lip balms! I have a different on in all my coats and bags and a few are lounging on my desk and nightstand. I recently discovered salves, and I’m afraid they are on the same road as my lip balms: they will soon take over my living space! AContinue reading “DIY Gift #4: Lip Balms and Salves \\\ Cadeau-Maison #4: Baumes à lèvres et Onguents”
Christmas menu: Curried Cauliflower Soup \\\ Menu de Noël: Soupe au chou-fleur et au curry
(Version française plus bas) I love curry! So, of course, when it came to deciding on my Christmas menu, I wanted to include some of its spicy deliciousness. I also wanted this soup to be simple and quick to prepare, and ideally to be something I could prepare well ahead. Well, this is it. ItContinue reading “Christmas menu: Curried Cauliflower Soup \\\ Menu de Noël: Soupe au chou-fleur et au curry”
Christmas 2016- Surviving the Holidays! \\\ Survivre aux fêtes!
(Version française plus bas!) With less then a week to Christmas, it’s easy to get high anxiety and to feel overwhelmed between gifts, cards, food and planning. All this extra work is also happening at the wrong time: I’m usually super tired from the cold setting in and a general lack of sleep. So, thisContinue reading “Christmas 2016- Surviving the Holidays! \\\ Survivre aux fêtes!”
DIY Gift #3 Bath Bombs! \\\ Cadeau-Maison #3: Bombe pour le bain!
(Version française plus bas!) To continue with the wellness gifts, I made some bath bombs for my family! My boyfriend really loves Lush bath bombs, and so I thought I would try and make him some. Well, they were fairly easy to make and a lot cheaper than buying them! I have to admit,Continue reading “DIY Gift #3 Bath Bombs! \\\ Cadeau-Maison #3: Bombe pour le bain!”
Christmas Gift Guide 2016!
Christmas is coming! After such a grueling month of November, I am overly excited for Christmas. I’m really looking forward to doing nothing over the holidays. Yeah, that’s right, just lounging in my pj’s with my family and my cat. Glorious days are coming! Christmas is a great opportunity to give people you love thingsContinue reading “Christmas Gift Guide 2016!”
Christmas series: Chocolate cake!
Tonight, I am finally, officially on Christmas break! Hooray! What better way to start the break than to share my newest chocolate cake recipe! Yay! This cake is quite dense, which makes it perfect for a layered cake. For this, I used cranberry sauce and coconut frosting: perfect match! Here is what you need: 3Continue reading “Christmas series: Chocolate cake!”
Christmas series: Cranberry Sauce!
This is my first time making cranberry sauce, and I seriously don’t know why: it’s so easy and tasty! Here is what you need: 200g cranberries 1/2 cup sugar 1 clementine water Here is what you need to do: Pulse the peeled clementine in your blender. Add water to the blended clementine so that youContinue reading “Christmas series: Cranberry Sauce!”
Christmas Series: Hot Pot Dinner!
I am so excited to share this recipe with you! I had a lot of fun planning, cooking and eating it! As I was looking for a fun recipe for a Christmas dinner party, I wanted to stay away from fake turkeys, or any traditional food. I wanted something refreshing, original and shareable. When IContinue reading “Christmas Series: Hot Pot Dinner!”
Christmas series: Appetizer kale chips
Another appetizer recipe! These are very easy to make, tasty and ready to be customized. If your guests are a little bit reluctant to try these kale chips as an appetizer, why not guide them into discovery by using them as garnish? (It’s less work for you too!) This is a very simple, mild, yetContinue reading “Christmas series: Appetizer kale chips”
My Lighthearted Kitchen 