Welcome to French Fridays where I’m so happy to be sharing a video of a classic French dessert (my fave… well, one of them…) – crème brûlée! This version was made by a group of my Grade 4 students as past of a research project where they choose classic French dishes and research the history […]
Walking the Camino de Santiago: Castrojeriz to Frómista
Those of you who follow me on Instagram will know that this summer (2018) I walked 190km along the Camino de Santiago, from Burgos to Léon in Spain. This is the third leg of the Camino which I started in 2016 (if you’re interested, I wrote a Q&A post in response to some of the […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Vanilla Bean Sablés
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi – was a classic – Vanilla Bean Sablés (the most buttery shortbreads ever!), in Dorie’s words: “snappy around the edges, cakier in the centre” with a hint of saltiness. Sablé in French means “sandy” and the sandy texture (you can even see it pretty well […]
Alone Time: Four seasons, four cities and the pleasures of solitude
This is part of my Summer Reads 2018 series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. As soon as I saw Stephanie Rosenbloom‘s Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities and the Pleasures of Solitude described as a “wise, passionate account of the pleasures of traveling solo” I knew I must have it on […]
French Fridays: Baba Ganoush from My Paris Kitchen
The recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was yet another reminder of how easy it is to make your own dips – and how much more flavourful they are than most of the store bought varieties. I took a little shortcut with this recipe, simply oven-roasting the aubergines instead […]
Walking the Camino de Santiago: Hornillos del Camino to Catrojeriz
Those of you who follow me on Instagram will know I’m currently walking around 190km along the Camino de Santiago, from Burgos to Léon in Spain. This is the third leg of the Camino that I started in 2016 (if you’re interested, I wrote a Q&A post in response to some of the questions people […]
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