Category Archives: Gluten-free

Flourless black forest cupcake

Beirut is not lacking in fine pastry shops; quite the contrary, I can list several that rival Paris best pâtisseries (there is even a Ladurée shop in Beirut for macarons), not counting my friendAnne-Marie‘s yummy creations. As a side note, the reason Lebanon has such a strong French influence is not because it was a [...]
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Sticky rice balls

There is a substantial workforce  of Filipinos in Lebanon; due to their presence, stores have popped up with a selection of Filipino products. I love the Filipino ladies that I have encountered in Lebanon and learned a bit  about their culture as well.  These rice balls are a twist on a traditional Filipino dessert, palitaw, consisting [...]
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Chocolate roulade

How many of you are secretly happy for a Halloween night with trick-or-treaters knocking at the door and the excuse  to stash pounds and pounds of candy at the house? I was! Well, the kids are grown and neighborhood kids are not knocking these days. This cake is a great consolation:  flour-less, moist, creamy and [...]
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