Tag: French cooking recipes

Easy candied potato salad
Easy dishes, Easy starters, Easy to prepare, France, Main Dish, Potatoes, Salads, Summer recipes, Vegetables

Easy confit potato salad

This easy confit potato salad is fantastic, perfect for a “light” dinner. You won’t be able to get enough! If you follow the blog, you might have noticed the recipe of Duck confit with “sarladaise” potatoes, those delicious confit potatoes with the fat of the duck typical of the South west of France. Usually there […]

Pink beetroot and carrot salad with feta
Recipe of the day

Summer pink salad

Grated #beetroot #carrot #feta #freshbasil along with a mustard & honey dressing 🙂 The recipe link is on my profile. #healthyfood #vegetarianfood #recipeoftheday #healthy #vegetables #vegetarian #recipes #cooking #raw #sundaymorning #summer #summertime #yummy Una foto publicada por @valenbarcelona el 22 de May de 2016 a la(s) 9:37 PDT   The Pink beetroot and carrot salad […]

Simple chicken and red pepper pasta
Chicken, Easy dishes, France, Pasta, Rice, Sauces, Single dish, Summer recipes

Easy chicken and red pepper pasta

It feels like Summer is coming back again this week, so it is time to  prepare my easy chicken and red pepper pasta recipe. The nice thing about this dish is that all the ingredients, red pepper, chicken and cream, slowly cook together in a pan for about 20 minutes so the red pepper spread over them has a subtle flavour and pink […]

Ham and cheddar cake French recipe
Appetizers, Basics, Breakfast / Brunch, Christmas meal, Easy starters, Easy to prepare, Fast Food, France, Main Dish, Savoury pies, Summer recipes

Ham and cheddar cake

The ham and cheddar cake is a variant of the classic ham and cheese cake, enhanced with comté cheese, and a little bit of mustard and beer. It looks  like a surprising mix of ingredients at first sight, but the cake tastes sweet and strong at the same time, and the texture is spongy and […]

Homemade Strawberry Marmelade
Basics, Breakfast / Brunch

Homemade strawberry jam

How to make homemade strawberry jam? The recipe is very simple: cut the strawberries into small pieces, put them in a large saucepan with sugar and lemon juice, heat this mixture over a low heat and wait. The mixture becomes a caramelized liquid where the strawberry pieces are floating and slowly dissolving in a fluid […]

Coliflor al horno gratinado con parmesano
Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, France, Potatoes, Single dish, Stews, Vegetables, Winter recipes

Roasted cauliflower with Parmesan

This winter I’ve used my oven a lot, since I realized recently that it is a perfect way to cook roasted vegetables and meat with very little preparation, and with great results! To roast the vegetables gives them a nice smoky taste and make them much nicer to eat than boiled vegetables.After the roasted root […]

Roasted root vegetables with mascarpone
Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, France, Potatoes, Side dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes, Winter recipes

Roasted root vegetables with mascarpone

Why are root vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, parsnips, turnips, celeriac, rutabaga etc. such a powerful source of nutrients? Because they are grown into the ground, far away from any natural light, and for this reason they store inside themselves the vitamins and minerals necessary to their growth. Furthermore the root vegetables naturally carry few […]

Roast chicken with Mediterranean vegetables
Chicken, Christmas meal, Courgettes, Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, France, Grilled, Main Dish, Potatoes, Single dish, Summer recipes, Winter recipes

Roast chicken with Mediterranean vegetables

Roast chicken is the typical family meal which is made when the whole family or good friends are gathered together. Served with vegetables cooked in the sauce or boiled, I like giving a little bit of a twist by adding some lemon, aromatic herbs such as thyme or sage, and a little ginger and couscous […]

Vegetarian Kale soup, with sweet potato and carrot
Appetizers, Easy dishes, Easy starters, Easy to prepare, France, Main Dish, Potatoes, Soup, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes, Winter recipes

Vegetarian kale soup

After Christmas and its huge meals, we generally appreciate a few weeks of light, healthy and easy to prepare food to sweep away the previous excesses, which makes soup a very successful option. My favourite winter soups are the pumpkin curry soup with sweet potato and the sautéed vegetables soup but I always like to […]