
Here is my mom’s mayonnaise recipe.
It is quick done and it is fail-proof!!
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In France, for snack time, children often eats “BN biscuits” and the small “mini BN“. It has the same size as an Oreo.
Even if my daughter is quite old (19), I found funny to make such a birthday cake.
As usual, a cake queen of Sheba and homemade marzipan.
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Flatbread cooked in a pan, the piadina is called “bread of the poor” in Italy.
It can however be plentiful!
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For her latest decorated cake my daughter had frustrated me “I want something simple.”
This year she competed in her brother challenges:
– I know you’re very strong (flattery) so I increase the level of the challenge : I want a dragon (ok)… Chinese (oh)… in 3D (gosh
). But I’m sure you will succeed. (flattery again !!)
I should mention that this year my daughter is 18 years old!
30 friends in a rented room, I must cook 2 Queens of Sheba.
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There is not a specific season to eat ice cream!
Anyway owing to the weather, seasons non longer exist 
– 4 eggs
– 100 g powder sugar (1 cup)
– 1 vanilla sugar sachet
– 30 cl liquid cream (10 fl oz)
– 250 g mascarpone (8.8 oz)
– 6 ladyfingers biscuits (sponge biscuits)
– 1 stick of soluble coffee
(ou 1 teaspoon coffee extract)
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No it’s not a football match but a school exchange.
Queen of sheba cake and homemade marzipan.


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My daughter begins to worry about my decorated cake delirium : “This year I want a pure and simple cake…”
What a pity, I like colors.
But it’s HER birthday cake !
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My son is graduate !
Picnic diner on the beach with friends.
I made a quickie decorated cake.
Sorry for this fully maternal satisfaction….
(Congratulations to graduates “Bas-ch’-lit-haie => “bacheliers”).

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With my love, we never celebrate the Valentine’s day (we say it’s florist day…).
But I had glucose syrup and wanted to try homemade fondant.
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