Don’t be afraid of the name, this pasta is delicious! Halloween is the season for one of my favourite ingredients, the pumpkin (also known as butternut squash), but I am not a big fan of the pumpkin’s dessert recipes. So I tried to find an easy way to cook it as a meal and invented this Halloween […]
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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
Spanish beef stew with red wine and cinnamon
This Spanish beef stew with red wine and cinnamon sauce is totally mouthwatering. As often in the Spanish cuisine, the sauce for the stew is made with a mix Spanish and Arabic spices, which gives its special taste that surprises and delights at the same time. This is a perfect recipe for dinner with friends, family […]
Mint and lemon chicken terrine
This chicken terrine recipe comes from my mother, and I like it very much. Especially in summer with a salad, grilled vegetables, or even crisps/chips. The mint in the terrine brings a fresh feeling, accentuated by the lemon, and those flavours mix perfectly with the chicken’s. On the top of that, its texture is soft […]
Potatoes Caesar Salad with bacon & eggs
Caprese tart with pesto and mozzarella
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 […]
Delicious Homemade Spaghetti Bolognese
This homemade spaghetti bolognese recipe is one of my favourite Italian dish: this pasta is always a great success with family and guests, and it is one of the easiest meal I have ever prepared. Once you’ve mixed all the ingredients in the pot, you just cook the sauce over a very low heat during a […]
Chili con Carne with Chorizo
Pure pleasure for Mexican food lovers, the Chili con Carne is in reality the most famous american Tex-Mex dish, now famous all over the world. It’s a kind of stew mixing mince beef, onions, red pepper and tomato sauce, and other ingredients are welcome if you want to give a personal touch. This one is […]