matcha almond white chocolate muffins

+ Matcha. I love matcha. I love matcha tea and matcha latte. I love matcha cream puffs from Sakura Cakes. I love matcha mochi from Shuei-Do Manju shop. I love the matcha langues de chats and the matcha gaufrettes my husband buys during business trips in Japan. Oh, ... and I'm totally addicted to matcha ice cream.

+ Almonds. I love almonds. [Especially toasted]. I love almond milk. [Especially homemade].

+ White chocolate. I love white chocolate. [Especially combined with matcha]. [Especially combined with matcha and almonds]. 

+ Muffins. I love muffins. Every kind. Savory. Sweet. [But especially sweet!]. 

cocoa/hazelnut/banana muffins

It's pouring. I need chocolate. 

kenneth's mom's healthy snack

Kenneth is a very good friend of my daughter Camille. Her mom volunteers at school every single week. Here is what Kenneth's mom e-mailed me last week: "Camille is one of our biggest fans for cooked chard in the garden during Nature Zone on Wednesdays at lunchtime. She asked me to send you my recipe. I chop a bunch of chard into small pieces. Sautee it in some olive oil. Add raisins. Serve. Very simple. We serve it on saltine crackers at school. I think the kids like the mix of sweet and salty."  Thanks Kathy for teaching the kids how to grow fruits and vegetables, for taking care of the garden at school, and for giving the kids healthy food habits. Also thanks for sharing your recipe with us. 

kabosha squash + raisins + cashews turnovers

During my last trip to Belgium, I bought several small cookbooks, easy to put into a suitcase. Among them: "Variations Potimarron", by Clea. The first recipe I tried from the book was a little bit disappointing to me. It was a "terrine de potimarron japonisante, miso, noix et oignons" (p.56). It tasted good, but it looked more like mashed kabosha squash than terrine. Maybe I did something wrong. I'll try again and let you know. On the contrary, her "chaussons individuels au potimarron facon bollyfood" (p.48) are a hit. You have to try them. They are good eaten right out of the oven, or later, and even the day after (in the lunch box for example). My kids get crazy over them.