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Baked chicken thighs with chorizo and orange
Chicken, Christmas meal, Courgettes, Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, Grilled, Single dish, Spain, Summer recipes, Vegetables

Baked chicken legs with chorizo and orange

Now that the hot weather is almost back, grilled recipes are ideal for a lunch or a dinner: they are tasty, fast and easy-to-cook, and becomes a classic meal for the summer, that you can vary with ad infinitum. I am starting the “Grilled” section today with a recipe originating from the south of Spain: […]

Valérie's spaghetti Carbonara
Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, Italy, Pasta, Sauces, Side dishes, Single dish

Valérie’s spaghetti Carbonara

Spaghetti carbonara… maybe the most widely appreciated dish in the world… The original recipe is made from few ingredients, but they must be chosen with attention and good quality. Many variations of the spaghetti Carbonara exist, for example with cream, ham, etc. but they it can never be as good as the original one. “Italian […]

Surprising ham, chard and cauliflower gratin
France, Gratins, Side dishes, Single dish, Vegetables, Winter recipes

Surprising ham, chard and cauliflower gratin

How to cook cauliflower! In order to change of the traditional cauliflower soup or roasted cauliflower, you can also make a great cauliflower gratin, quick-and-easy to prepare. Also perfect for children or lovers who wouldn’t eat this kind of vegetable except under pressure or deep hunger, because the vegetables are mashed.   I like it […]

Sautéed leek soup with leek, potato and carrot
Appetizers, Easy starters, Easy to prepare, France, Soup, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes, Winter recipes

Sautéed leek soup

Although winter is now over, I want to share one of my favourite winter recipes… How to make a good soup? This sautéed leek soup is quite traditional, with potatoes and carrots. I give it a special twist by sauteing the leeks for a few minutes in salted butter before adding the other vegetables. It gives the […]

Easy bechamel sauce or white sauce
Basics, France

Easy Bechamel sauce or White sauce

The bechamel sauce is used in many classic recipes such as lasagne, croquettes, gratins or eventually to accompany a meat. It is also known as white sauce in some countries. How to make an easy bechamel sauce? This easy recipe gives you all the tricks to prepare a delicious bechamel sauce, without sifting the flour . […]

Winter vegetable stew with pesto
Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, France, Side dishes, Single dish, Soup, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes, Winter recipes

Winter vegetable stew with pesto

The winter vegetable stew with pesto is a great way of getting all the vegetables you need in winter. When cooked slowly, the vegetables are delicious (almost caramelised). Its also very simple to prepare and any beginner can try this and easily succeed. You can change the pesto sauce for a pistou sauce, originates from […]

Short pastry for pies
Basics

Short pastry for pies

Unlike the puff pastry, which is more complicated to prepare, the short pastry is very easy to do and gives a delicious homemade touch to your quiches, lemon pies, apple pies or any other tarts. How to make a short pastry? Some flour, a pinch of salt, butter, egg yolk, a little bit of water […]

Oven roasted Mediterranean vegetables
Appetizers, Courgettes, Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, France, Grilled, Pasta, Side dishes, Summer recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes

Oven roasted Mediterranean vegetables

A nice and easy way to cook a side dish with vegetables with a grilled meat or a Spanish omelette. This vegetable recipe is also perfect if you want a quick dinner, it requires just a few minutes to cut and season the vegetables, then you cook them very slowly in the oven for 45 […]