Pink Raspberry & Geranium Cheesecake

I love to eat cheesecakes but never attempt to make one myself. A couple of years ago when I was visiting my sister, she had made a black berry cheesecake. It is simply divide with it's creamy texture that blended perfectly with black berries.

Now we are  harvesting our raspberries & this year we have harvested more than 4 kilogram . Unbelievable! So I have decided to make my first cheesecake using raspberries with something special to remind us of summer. Why not adding a little Geranium essence. And to give it a romantic twist , I have used my favourite Biscuit Roses De Reims instead of the usual graham biscuits for the base of the cake. Unfortunately I have added  too much of these pink base! Anyway it turned out to be a very girly cheesecake after all.

Jane's corner

Lucy here looked up; but Elinor was careful in guarding her countenance from every expression that could give her words a suspicious tendency.

"Edward's love for me," said Lucy, "has been pretty well put to the rest, by our long, very long absence since we were first engaged, and it has stood the trial so well, that I should be unpardonable to doubt it now. I can safely say that he has never gave me one moment's alarm on that account from the first."

Elinor hardly knew whether to smile or sigh at this assertion.

Sense & Sensibility - Jane Austen (1811)

 Dahlias from my garden.

Cider Chicken

Few years ago my good friend Lili whose now living in Quebec, Canada,  taught me how to cook  Cider chicken with apples. Since then, every autumn I would cook this delicious recipe. It supposed to be a festive dish using capon instead of chicken but nevertheless it's still tasty serve with some homemade potato puree, recommaned by Lili.

 My congratulations to Lili who last Saturday  won the Marahton Oasis De Montreal & it's her first marathon. Well done Lili , I'm soo proud of you dear friend. Félicitations Lili pour avoir gagner ton premier marathon.

Jane's corner

With this inspiring notion, her questions increased in number and meaning; and she particularly led Harriet to talk more of Mr. Martin, and there was evidently no dislike to it. Harriet was very ready to speak of the share he had in their moonlight walks and merry evening games; and dwelt a good deal upon his being so very good- humoured and obliging. "He had gone three miles round one day, in order to bring her some walnuts, because she had said how fond she was of them- and in every thing else he was so obliging! He had his shepherd's son into the parlour one night on purpose to sing to her. She was very fond of singing. She believed he was very clever, and understood every thing.

Emma - Jane Austen ( 1816)

 Our last batch of sunflowers from our garden for the season.

Grape muffin

Grapes are everywhere. Time to make the most of it by baking or cooking using fresh seasonal grapes.

Jane's corner

On their return from the park they found Willoughby's curricle and servant in waiting at the cottage, and Mrs. Dashwood was convinced that her conjecture had been just. So far it was all as she had foreseen; but on entering the house she beheld what no foresight had taught her to expect. They were no sooner in the passage than Marianne came hastily out of the parlour apparently in violent affliction, with her handkerchief at her eyes; and without noticing them ran up stairs. Surprised and alarmed they proceeded directly into the room she had just quitted, where they found only Willoughby, who was leaning against the mantelpiece with his back towards them. He turned round on their coming in, and his countenance shewed that he strongly partook of the emotion which overpowered Marianne.

Sense &² Sensibility - Jane Austen (1811)

Apple & Black Berry Crumble

 

According to the calendar today is the first day of Autumn  & what a lovely season. I love autumn with all those beautiful colours of the leaves on the trees. Showing their most elegant colours which mother nature reminding us that life is full of colours even they begin hibernation.

Apple season is finally here, & it's time for a simple dessert that will not take too much time after a hectic day . Why not an easy apple crumble with black berries top with a delicious vanilla ice-cream . We are harvesting our last black berries in our garden.

 

 

And the bell was rung, and the carriages spoken for. A few minutes more, and Emma hoped to see one troublesome companion deposited in his own house. to get sober and cool, and the other recover his temper and happiness when this visit of hardship were over.

The carriage came: and Mr. Woodhouse, always the first object on such occasions, was carefully attended to his own by Mr. Knighley and Mr. Weston; but not all that either could prevent some renewal of alarm at the sight of the snow which had actually fallen, and the discovery of a much darker night than he had been prepared for.

Emma - Jane Austen ( 1816)

 

Flowers from my garden

Chocolate and Macadamia Mooncake

This mooncake is specially made for my boys who loves chocolates. Happy Mid Autumn Festival.

Chocolate & Macadamia Mooncake

 

 

Miss Dashwood had a delicate complexion, regular features, and a remarkably pretty figure. Marianne was still handsomer. Her form, though not so correct as her sister's, in having the advantage of height, was more striking; and her face was so lovely, that when in the common cant of praise she was called a beaytiful girl, truth was less violently outraged than usually happens. her skin was very brown, but from its transperency was uncommonly brilliant; her features were all good; her smile was sweet and attractive, and in her eyes, which were very dark, there was a life, a spirit, an eagerness which could hardly be seen without delight. From Willoughby thier expression was at first held back, by the embarrassment which the remembrance of his assistance created. But when this passed away, when her spirits become collected, when she saw that to the perfect good-breeding of the gentlemen, he united frankness and vivacity, and above all, when she heard him declare that of music and dancing he was passionately fond, she gave him such a look of approbation as secured the largest share of his discourse to herself for the rest of his stay.

Sense & Sensibility -Jane Austen (1811)

Dates and Pistachio Mooncake

After doing the first batch of snowskin mooncakes, now I am really inspire to do my interpretation of mooncakes. Using all the ingredients that I can find over here in France. I have lots of idea but because lack of time, I have only done few of it. Who know may be next year I might try to do the traditional mooncake.

Fanny watched him with never- failing solicitude, and sometimes catching his eyes, received an affectionate smile, which comforted her, but the first day's journey passed without her hearing a word from him on the subjects that were weighing him down. The next morning produced a little more. Just before their setting out from Oxford, while Susan was stationed at a window, in eager observation of the departure of a large family from the inn, the two were standing by the fire; and Edmund, particularly struck by the alteration in Fanny's looks, and from his ignorance of the daily evils of her father's house, attributing an undue share of the change, attributing all to the recent event, took her hand, and said in a low, but very expressive tone, "No wonder---you must feel it--- you must suffer. How a man who had once loved, could desert you! But yours--- your regard was new compared with--- Fanny, think of me!"

Mansfield Park - Jane Austen (1814)

Chocolate & Walnut mooncake

 

Chestnut & red bean mooncake

Plum or Prune mooncake. I have made a huge mistake by placing it in the freezer.

 Green bean & Physalis mooncake

Chocolate Cherry- Cognac mooncake

 

The moulds that I use for making my mooncakes