Mother’s Day Pavlova

Mother’s Day is around the corner. Show your appreciation with a luscious pavlova topped with soft vanilla custard, sweet lemon balm pesto, sun-kissed strawberries and raspberries as well as spectacular spring blossom. I should work in copywriting, shouldn’t I? Pavlova: Whisk 2 egg whites and 30 g caster sugar until white. Add 70 g caster…

Chicken • Celery • Parsnip • Grape

I’m a strong proponent of the nose-to-tail eating. Whenever I find less common cuts in my supermarket, I happily accept the challenge. Today, I found chicken hearts. This piece of offal has a strong individual flavor and a dense texture. Soft parsnip mash, tart grape jelly and candied celery turn crunchy, pan-seared hearts into a…

Grape and orange mirror glaze cake

Aren’t mirror glaze cakes stunning? Intricate layers of different textures, precise temperatures and an ultra-shiny appearance. Simply mesmerizing. Through Olga Noskova’s amazing showmanship, this old-school French technique is currently experiencing a revival. My cake encompasses a vibrant, orange and bitter orange flavored, purple grape jelly inside a feather-light orange mousse on a juicy coconut sponge…

Chocolate • Caramel • Pear • Macadamia

Have you ever had a dessert so luscious that you couldn’t stop eating even when you were so full your stomach felt like exploding? If the answer is no, you’ll definitely have to try this one. And if the answer is yes, you still have to try it. ‘Cause that’s the kind of experience you…

Fior di latte gelato

A minimum of ingredients, a maximum of taste – that’s a pretty accurate description of fior di latte gelato. It consist of milk, cream, sugar and a tiny pinch of salt only. Nonetheless, the authenticity of the milk flavor is amazing. The best of milk, really. No wonder, the band Phoenix refers to fior di…