Heart-warming recipes

To help you face the cold and dreary fall days, we've found 5 great recipes that will warm your heart every time and give you all the comfort you need! So hurry into the kitchen ;-) 

The delicious chocolate cake with halva frosting from Beirut Bakery

Recipe:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (thermostat 6).

2. Mix the eggs and sugar until you obtain a white cream.

3. Add flour mixed with cardamom, yogurt, vegetable oil, mix.

4. Add the baking powder and mix.

5. Add the dark chocolate melted in a bain marie and mix.

6. Butter a cake tin and pour the dough into it.

7. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes at 180 degrees.

Tip: put the baking tray at the lowest point of the oven for a nice homogeneous rise.

Heat the white chocolate in a bain marie.

9. Off the heat, pour the powdered sugar and milk, mix.

10. Pour the icing on the cake, sprinkle with halva and pistachios.

Crunchy on the outside and melting on the inside, enjoy!

Dreamy porridge from Carrés Sauvages 

Recipe:

1. In a saucepan, pour the milk, oat flakes and water. Cook over medium heat until boiling. Reduce heat and cook for 2 to 3 minutes while stirring. 

2. Meanwhile, melt the chocolate with the water in a small saucepan over very low heat. Add a pinch of sea salt. 

3. Add the chocolate sauce to the porridge and stir. 

4. Pour into a bowl, decorate with what you have to hand: fresh seasonal fruit, sesame seeds, hemp seeds, granola, cinnamon, cocoa nibs... 

5. Finally, place a square of the LOVE tablet in the still hot porridge! :)

Aurélie Canzeroni’s comforting, anti-stress drink 

Creamy Chia Pudding
by Sarah Chan

Recipe: 

For the cashew nut puree: 

1. Place the cashew nuts in a blender and reduce them to a powder. 

2. Add the coconut oil and sea salt. Blend until the desired texture is obtained (crunchy or very creamy!). The puree can be stored for several weeks in a glass jar.

For the chia pudding: 

1. Mix all the ingredients together and leave to expand overnight.

2. In the morning, cut the banana in half lengthwise and fry for a few minutes in coconut oil. Set aside. 

3. Place the frozen raspberries in the still hot pan and let them melt for a few seconds. Arrange the toppings on the pudding with a nice spoonful of cashew puree and enjoy! 

The fresh and tasty starter
of Marine Le Berre

Recipe: 

For the onion confit: 

1. In a small saucepan, add the oil and a pinch of pepper flakes. Heat over low heat and then add the onion with a pinch of salt. 

2. Sauté over medium heat until the onion becomes translucent. 

3. Deglaze with balsamic vinegar and add sugar.

4. Once the sugar is dissolved, add the fennel cut with a mandolin, stir quickly to mix the ingredients and cook over medium heat until the mixture is caramelized and well candied. 

To serve: 

1. Cut a raw apple very finely and mix lightly in olive oil and salt then let it marinate in raw cider. 

2. Spread a layer of stracciatella or ricotta with a drizzle of lemon juice. 

3. Arrange a few marinated apples, some raw fennel, the candied fennel, some organic hazelnuts, old-fashioned mustard, roasted buckwheat, salt flakes and dried rose.

For the recipe of the Breton cake : https://slowmornings.com/galettes-de-ble-noir-bretonne-recette/ 

And for even more cocooning, find the ultimate "spa at thome" guide by Chloé!

* Already published on January 20th 2021