This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie and in a frenzy of recipe testing for the next chapter of French Food for Everyone, last weekend, I wasn’t sure I was going to get it done. But, thankfully, I know that galettes are easy and that caramelized onions … Read more
This post is sponsored by Barilla. How’s your December going? Are you super-organised and have all your holiday shopping and meal planning under control? Or are you just keeping your head above water like, ahem, *some people* ? Either way, today’s recipe will speak to you. If you’re a planner, this dish can be made … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’ My Paris Kitchen is a French classic. Pissaladière – or onion tart in English – is a thin-crusted pizza-like tart topped with caramelized onions, anchovies and olives that’s typically enjoyed in the South of France. I’ve made a version of this before for French Fridays … Read more
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Glad. Writing about food even for a part-time job means that you constantly have all sorts of bits and pieces of ingredients leftover in your fridge and sometimes your freezer. It’s often a challenge to use all the odds and ends before they go bad although lately … Read more
On Monday, I committed to completing the Food Revolution Ambassador monthly challenges on a more regular basis. Here I am today, with my second challenge of the month (I know, it’s the last day of July but better late than never, right?) – we were charged with creating a healthy recipe for a family of … Read more
This week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe is a great example of how a few simple ingredients with a simple preparation can really shine as a dish. The Pipérade Stir Fry (p 341) is a version of the Basque specialty of pipérade – prepared with onion, green peppers and tomatoes sautéed with piment d’Espelette (and yes, the … Read more