This blog isn’t called Diary of a Chocaholic for nothin’. I love the thing, could eat it every day (and kinda do…). Since I was a teenager and first discovered brownies at my local Casino shop, I’ve been addicted to the stuff. However, I’d never tried to do one myself. I’m really good at chocolate … Continue reading
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Chocolate Chip cookies
I really like cookies. In France or Germany, I only knew them as hard and crumbly. Maybe even dry. In England (a gift from the US), they’re mostly soft and chewy. However, I recently bought some from Sainsbury’s and nearly had a heart attack when I read how many calories they had (almost 212 per … Continue reading
Quiche Lorraine
I love quiche. There are so many different versions, with vegetables or fish, but the classic is still my favourite: quiche Lorraine. Thanks to Wikipedia, I now know that: “The word “quiche” comes from French, which ultimately borrowed the word from Lorraine Franconian “Küeche” (meaning “cake”). Central Franconian typically unrounded the “ü” [y] and shifted … Continue reading
Making my first Quatre-quarts
If there’s one cake I remember most about childhood in France it’s Quatre-quarts (Pound cake it seems over here). It’s so cheap to buy that most people have it for children’s birthdays, or I used to eat it a lot when I went to centres aérés (recreation centres) as a kid. But even though I … Continue reading