A very strange thing happened a week ago: it snowed here in Southern France.
Have you ever felt this weird feeling that you've been just zapped to another dimension. The normal blue sky cool weather and the fragrant green rosemary and thyme decor turned all of a sudden into an immaculately white blanket covering the landscape.
If you think it was fairylike well there's the other half of the story; our region was paralysed for a week (highways were inaccessible ) and oh my God we had some power interruption. While I would like so much to complain as normal french people does on situations like this, I went on the kitchen and tried to work on some magic to bring myself some sun. I was glad it worked for me; a slice of my walnut cake brought me to Tahiti for a moment.
And by the way, my daughter finally had her first taste of snow: literally and figuratively :-) he he he
--------------------------If you think it was fairylike well there's the other half of the story; our region was paralysed for a week (highways were inaccessible ) and oh my God we had some power interruption. While I would like so much to complain as normal french people does on situations like this, I went on the kitchen and tried to work on some magic to bring myself some sun. I was glad it worked for me; a slice of my walnut cake brought me to Tahiti for a moment.
And by the way, my daughter finally had her first taste of snow: literally and figuratively :-) he he he
Ps. Oh my goodness I just realised how much I have been lagging behind my post and on checking out your blogs' guys. I am so "has been". I really feel so bad about it. I blame my busy schedule and "fourth world like" internet connection. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I'll try to make up.
And I'm sending this off to Lore of Culinarty for her fabulous Original Recipes blog event. Check out the round-up tomorrow.
Honey Walnut Cake
(my own recipe) for 4 slices
150 grams of flour
50 g of butter
1 egg
100 g brown sugar
1 big heap of honey
2 tablespoons of milk
100 grams of chopped walnuts
10 g of melted butter for greasing the pan
optional: chocolate hot fudge
Grease your baking pan and preheat the oven at 180°celsius. In a bowl mix the flour, sugar, melted butter and egg. Mix well. Add the honey and milk. Continue mixing well. Fold in the chopped walnuts. Pour on your greased pan and bake for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve with hot chocolate fudge on the top.
In front of our house.....
My little darling.....
Our parking area....
(my own recipe) for 4 slices
150 grams of flour
50 g of butter
1 egg
100 g brown sugar
1 big heap of honey
2 tablespoons of milk
100 grams of chopped walnuts
10 g of melted butter for greasing the pan
optional: chocolate hot fudge
Grease your baking pan and preheat the oven at 180°celsius. In a bowl mix the flour, sugar, melted butter and egg. Mix well. Add the honey and milk. Continue mixing well. Fold in the chopped walnuts. Pour on your greased pan and bake for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve with hot chocolate fudge on the top.
In front of our house.....
My little darling..... 
Our parking area....
My slice of Tahiti...
34 comments:
A scrumptious looking cake! Yummy!
January 14, 2009 2:24 PMI love these snow pictures! You are lucky...
Cheers,
Rosa
Little darling is frozen! It is cold there! :))
January 14, 2009 3:40 PMHoney walnut cake looks scrumptious!!
Looks so delicious and your little darling is adorable!!
January 14, 2009 4:19 PMHi hi I have this huge smile, looks like we go for shopping in the same shop.
January 14, 2009 4:19 PMI bought these plates for my coffe table, teapot, and the big plate for serving lunch as most of my daily plates have broken.
Every morning when i am having breakfast hubby is saying he feel like he is a a fairy tale seeing the burst of colour.
It is indeed a shock snowing there.
You have a beautiful daughter and love the yummy delicious cake.
bbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrr Dhhangit. How pretty, but how cold! saw in the news that a lot of Europe is seeing cold fronts! Glad you baked this wonderful cake. Looks so good & warm. Your daughter is such a precious poppet...she's beautiful. O BTW, welcome back!! It's been a long time.. xoxoxox
January 14, 2009 5:37 PMShes an angel. Havent been here and worried I missed a lot. Looks like I havent. Happy belated New Year. That cake looks lucious.
January 14, 2009 6:54 PMcake looks great, snow...wow!
January 15, 2009 12:30 AMWow! your little angel has grown! Isn't it that she just turned one yesterday?!? Oh, and I love the chocolate dripping down the cake pic! :)
January 15, 2009 9:05 AMYOur little darling is adorable! and the cake is simply irresistible
January 15, 2009 9:33 AMYou know Dhanggit, having a lovely little girl like her is sure to bring plenty of sunshine no matter what the weather :D But the cake is a delicious way to bring in some more!
January 15, 2009 11:16 PMThat was quite a heavy snow! I was in Paris during the weekend and all was covered in white snow! I could have used a piece of that cake!
January 16, 2009 12:54 AMThe same weird thing happened here in Vancouver! We had snow for about 3 weeks, maybe? I don't even remember. Just when we think it's over, it would snow again! Extremely weird.
January 16, 2009 7:04 AMNice to see you back and with such a delicious cake. Hot Fudge, yum.
January 16, 2009 10:39 AMYour daughter looks so sweet, Dhanggit. I'm yet to get my first taste of snow.:)
This is the kind of cake that would cheer anyone up, yum!
January 16, 2009 5:05 PMOoo first snow for your Cutie Pie, that most have been so exciting for her.
ahh, the walnuts must make this cake soo good! love how the chocolate fudge is sexily dripping down the cake. mmmm.
January 17, 2009 11:40 AMhello!!! i love all your pictures, esp the one with your VERY LOVELY daughter, she's really soooooo adorable... thanks for sharing your life there with us... and the cake looks so yum... :)
January 18, 2009 1:44 PMIt's good to have you back. I am sure your daughter enjoyed playing with the snow and she is so cute. The walnut cake sounds delicious.
January 18, 2009 8:57 PMOMG!!!! she is sooo cute!!! is the most nice nephew I have!! Blessings to her. My dear Dhanggit I whish you a really happy New year with many beauty things!!! xxxxGloria
January 18, 2009 10:36 PMSorry dear, the recipe is so nice as well!! but Im in love of my little thing!!!
January 18, 2009 10:38 PMyep, baking always makes us happy, huh? especially when the product comes out as yummy as yours.... snow is beautiful, but then again, i'm glad i'm living in sunny florida ;o)... and your daughter is adorable.
January 19, 2009 4:11 PMYour little one is so cute! I love her hat.
January 19, 2009 5:51 PMShe's so cute.. Is that a cow hat? :)
January 19, 2009 7:04 PMwoah that's a lot of snow! Your little one is soooo adorable :)
January 20, 2009 6:28 AMOK, the food looks great, but your little darling...WAY. TOO. CUTE.
January 20, 2009 7:04 AMOh she is cute.... Something like this always welcoming and comforting for a weather like that. enjoy :-)
January 20, 2009 11:48 AMIt was really fantastic! I've never seen the South as white as like this ! Honey Walnut cake is perfect with tea or coffee on the side while admiring the snow in Marseilles :D !
January 21, 2009 10:26 AMIt looks brrrrrr cold Dhhangit! Your little one looks so cute :)
January 21, 2009 12:00 PMHoney walnut cake looks divine!!
Great to be back viewing your creations after my absence due to illness.
Rosie x
delicious cake, and such a cute darling you have!:-)
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oh she's so cute!!
January 23, 2009 3:46 PMyour little one is very cute!
January 25, 2009 10:47 PMthere is strange weather happening everywhere; we have been having a lonnnnng artic air with us for a while.
I love that you put choco fudge on here!
Cute pictures!! And the drizzle of chocolate is killing me. It looks so good!
January 28, 2009 9:28 PMLook at the gorgeous little one!
January 29, 2009 1:39 AMHow delicious looking! That chocolate fudge covering the cake is perfect!
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