Time to put your apron on!
Sometimes, you will find some Italian recipes popping up in my blog which is initially dedicated to French cuisine. Don't be surprise: I lived in Sardinia for a couple of years and I married an Italian who also happens to be a fine cook. Italian gastronomy is part of our daily life, it is my … Continue reading La Caponata – Sicilian Recipe
While thinking about easy french recipes I could tell you more about, the Quatre-Quarts (literally four quarters) popped up. Very appreciated in Brittany, it is nothing else that what you usually call a Pound Cake. Nothing new, the quatre-quarts is baked with 4 ingredients used in same proportion as its name implies: sugar, eggs, butter, … Continue reading Le Quatre-Quarts – The Pound Cake
Happy Candlemas! Joyeuse Chandeleur! Candlemas is one of my favorite celebration. Every body in France dine of crêpes which can be sweet or savoury, even both. This event is known to be the candle feast, but also refers to a past tradition: the bear feast which was celebrating the awakening of the bear at the end of … Continue reading Happy Candlemas – Time for crêpes flipping!
I've just discovered that green beans are also known as French beans. What is French about them? I couldn't tell. Anyway, they are very popular in France as side dishes, boiled or steamed, cold in a salad or sautéed in a pan with butter. There are also one of the main component of the refreshing … Continue reading French Beans Salad – Homemade Vinaigrette
It is always funny to discover which French recipes have made their way out of France. For instance, I have always been surprised by the international prestige of Onion Soup, as I have myself eaten it only once in France, in a tourists trap. A few days ago, I have been pleasantly surprised to find the gratin dauphinois … Continue reading Gratin Dauphinois – The One and Only Recipe
Today, I am sharing with you my recipe of the famous galette des rois. It's easier to bake than you may think. First, a few words about this festive cake. In France, it is considered a major event to share this golden disk-shaped treat with your friends and family with the main purpose of drawing kings. We should … Continue reading La Galette des Rois – The King’s cake
OK, you're right. I'm hearing you. Brownie is certainly not a French specialty. Anyway, I thought it was the perfect recipe to inaugurate my brand new Chicago life as this delicious cake has been invented here. Usually I am not a brownie person; each times I bump into the recipe in a cookbook, I think: … Continue reading Chocolate Walnut Brownie – Born in Chicago
