I’m so excited to be featuring a book by Cameron Stauch, someone I’ve known (first online then in real life) for years. Cameron’s lived an interesting life – you only have to glance at his Amazon author page to see he’s got a lot of stories to tell – and recipes to share! When I […]
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French Fridays: Paris-Paris from my Paris Kitchen
It’s an auspicious occasion today – this is my 2000th (!!!!) post on this blog since May 2009! The recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen this week is a variation on a classic – Paris-Brest. That classic dessert is a large ring of choux-pastry, filled with crème pâtissière, created […]
Les Petits Chefs make Rainbow Rice Paper Rolls from Vegetarian Viet Nam
There’s nothing like practising knife skills to keep little hands busy in the kitchen and this week, the Petits Chefs got to practice (and show off!) theirs as they prepared Rainbow Rice Paper Rolls from Cameron Stauch’s beautiful new book, Vegetarian Viet Nam (full review and giveaway coming to the blog on the weekend!). This […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Dorie’s Cookies): Mocha-Ricotta Puffs
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies used an ingredient I don’t think I’ve seen before in a cookie (but it’s one that makes a lot of sense) – ricotta. Dorie says: A thousand things make cookies beguiling, and one of them is their ability to surprise. So often a cookie’s looks are […]
French Fridays: Tasting Paris
It’s quite amazing to think that the very first food blog I ever read, Chocolate & Zucchini still around today, because that was back in something like 2004 (she’s been writing C&Z since 2003)! I’ve read every post Clotilde’s ever written and own all her books (Chocolate & Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen, […]
Les Petits Chefs make Caramelized Plum Tart from Tasting Paris
Les Petits Chefs are back for term 3! We have a wonderful programme of visiting chefs and field trips lined up this term and I can’t wait to share what we get up to! The first week of any term in club is always a bit unknown for me because team tryouts are still taking […]
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