This recipe of Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies with a pinch of Sea Salt is very easy to prepare (less than 30 minutes) and gives about 30 cookies, so enough to survive a full week-end. I’ve been doing something new for the past few weeks: instead of buying cookies from the supermarket, which are usually very […]
Tag: Original French recipe
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 […]
French summer beef stew
Light and savoury, the “Daube Provençale” is a beef stew recipe made with a white wine and Provençal herbs sauce. This fresh version of the classic French beef stew, usually prepared with red wine, is perfect for a summer dinner. The meat is marinated in the white wine and the herbs, then cooked over slow […]
A lemon meringue pie like no other
Even if my granny’s lemon pie remains my favourite, I have discovered a new lemon meringue pie recipe that is really nice for a change. Here are 3 reasons why this is an amazing lemon meringue pie recipe: First the base is made with crushed Graham crackers mixed with butter and cinnamon, using the same recipe […]
Hachis parmentier or French Shepherd’s pie
A few weeks ago, I was reminded of a traditional French recipe of mashed potatoes and stewed minced meat casserole that my grand-father used to make for us, the Hachis parmentier. Very similar to the Shepherd’s pie, it’s a winter comfort food classic that is also enjoyable during the rest of the year with a […]
My Valentine’s Day chocolate cake
Seeing as it is Valentine’s day soon, I’m pleased to introduce my new favourite chocolate cake! This recipe is the ultimate decadent cake recipe, it’s extremely indulgent. The chocolate cake itself is covered with a soft chocolate icing that gives a nice gooey texture to the dessert. It’s the perfect dessert for a romantic dinner!! […]
Giant chocolate chip cookie
I found recently an amazing recipe for a giant and soft chocolate chip cookie stuffed with Philadelphia cheese, American cuisine par excellence! Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming soon, so it is a good excuse to prepare it for a dinner with family and friends, and everybody will love it so you have no excuse to not try it! […]
Brain pasta Halloween recipe
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 […]
Apricot and almond crumble
Fresh fruit cakes, flans, or crumbles are my favourite desserts. I love the melting texture of cooked fruit, at times almost crystallized, mixed with the sweet and soft dough. The crumble, also called crisp in the US, is so easy and quick to prepare that it has become very popular all over the world. It […]
Grilled asparagus salad with feta
It is the time of the year for asparagus! This is a vegetable that I didn’t enjoy until recently, but then I started to grill them with a flattop grill, (or “plancha” in Spanish) and now I can’t get enough. This cooking appliance allows you to cook the ingredients over a very high temperature, evenly, […]
Hasselback potatoes with raclette cheese
Last night dinner : #hasselback potatoes with #raclettecheese , ham and Provencal herbs this time! The link to the #recipe is on my profile. Enjoy it! #delicious #roast #dinner #dinnerideas #recipeoftheday #foodporn #foodpics #organicfood #yummy #roast #roasted #raclette Una foto publicada por @valenbarcelona el 19 de Abr de 2016 a la(s) 11:03 PDT So […]
Easy chocolate cake recipe
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 […]
Summer chicken salad
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 […]
Courgettes with lemon and cream
If you are looking for a fast and simple vegetable side dish, you are going to love the courgettes with lemon and cream! The preparation is very easy and requires only a few ingredients: courgettes, lemon, cream and dried herbs to flavour. Also if you want to make this recipe more fashionable for a dinner […]
Potato and celery stir fry
French molten chocolate cake recipe
Holy Week is approaching and it is a great time to prepare chocolate based Easter recipes such as Easter eggs or any other kind of chocolate dessert. So in order to celebrate the Easter dinner, I plan to to make a French chocolate cake called “Moelleux au chocolat”, a molten chocolate cake with a thick […]
Ham and cheddar cake
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 […]