Tag: fast food

Caprese tart with tomatoes, pesto and mozzarella
Appetizers, Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, Fast Food, France, Italy, Savoury pies, Summer recipes, Vegetarian & vegan dishes

Caprese tart with pesto and mozzarella

This very simple caprese tart is perfect for a successful, quick and easy-to-make meal. It takes only five minutes to prepare if you use a pesto sauce from a pot, and the tart is very good like that. If you have 10 more minutes, it worth making a home-made pesto sauce: the flavours of basil, […]

honey and mustard vinaigrette
Appetizers, Basics, Easy starters, Easy to prepare, France, Salads, Summer recipes, Vegetarian & vegan dishes

Honey and mustard vinaigrette

Salad dressing is a big deal in France because good vinaigrette can really make the difference for a damn good salad. What is the secret to making great vinaigrette? Apart from a good olive oil and balsamic vinegar, the most important thing is to add ingredients that provide a strong and sweet touch at the […]

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 […]