The Curious Baker :

Chestnut Pound Cake/Quatre-quarts à la farine de chataîgne

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We’ve reached that time of the year where I raid the cupboards, check my B.B. dates and wonder why on earth I always buy so much food.  I believe most people tackle this job in Spring but I’m always too busy enjoying the longer, warmer[...]

Extremely Nutty Chocolate Shards/Brisures de chocolat à base de noix

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Snow is cool. I admit that initially I had some reservations, once upon a time and snow isn’t so cool when year after year it brings the whole country to a standstill……. But the inches deep,[...]

Gluten Free Shortbread Digestives/Biscuits Sablés sans gluten

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December is upon us and our thoughts are beginning to move towards Christmas presents and what lovely treats we can give away to the family. For those of you that are furiously shaking your heads, at the thought of giving away gluten-free treats.[...]

Blackstrap Molasses sweetened Chocolate Cake/ Gâteau au chocolat, à la mélasse

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Today marks the 365th day of Curious Baking! Let me dazzle you with some statistics!… 24,858 views, 421 comments 236 fans and 45/6 posts later and I’m still standing! I’m happy to have survived, a little surprised if the truth be[...]

Honeyed Fresh Fig cakes/Moelleux aux figues fraîches

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ok chicos y chicas, I’m back with a wonderful autumnal recipe that’ll make you forget all about the long lost summer sun.  I have to admit, this is the first time I’ve baked or…well done anything with figs, but I was inspired[...]

At last/Enfin?..

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my love has come along… But how did you get it Curious Baker? I know what you’re thinking and no, there was no theft, robbing of banks or credit card fraud involved, I got it the good old fashioned way… Begging! As you know it was[...]

Ginger Florentines/Florentins au gingembre confit

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Summer is still upon us, (er…just about) And…well, I don’t know about you, but I always find that around summer time, I’m equally delighted with and overwhelmed with the array of choice that the summer season offers us;[...]

Eton Mess

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So I know since I posted my golden meringues recipe, you’ve all been having sleepless nights desperately wondering what to do with them, apart from devour them What was that something fancy she promised? You wondered. What was the second reason[...]

Golden Meringues/Meringues Dorées

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Normally, I don’t like meringues.  When I think of a meringue recipe it always conjures up images of incessant whisking and sugar overload.  So now you’re probably thinking, why post a meringue recipe right? Weellll, maybe I was a[...]

Rosewater-Glazed Orange and Date Scones/Scones aux dattes et orange,glacé à l?eau de rose

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When I was living in Tunisia, I discovered some delightful baked treats, but unfortunately scones wasn’t one of them.  Living in an arabic country whose food is dripping with culture and oozing with flavour, you may well wonder why on earth[...]