We were thrilled to welcome Mairlyn Smith back to the school this week to cook from her latest book, Peace, Love & Fibre. The boys have worked with Mairlyn a few times before – they’ve made butter tarts, Grab n Go cookies, and did a little improv in the kitchen too (did you know Mairlyn […]
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French Fridays: Braised guinea hen (or chicken) with figs from My Paris Kitchen
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was one we’d put off, I guess, because maybe people were all like “where on earth do I get a guinea hen?” (me included). Turns out that a 1.13kg chicken is an excellent stand in for a guinea hen and fits […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Dorie’s Cookies): Blondies
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is a dangerous, dangerous recipe to know how to make… Part cookie, part blondie, Dorie’s come up with a genius idea for making sure that every blondie has crunchy bits (the best!) AND a chewy interior! Dorie says: The dough for these blondies is classic — […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Crackle-Top Cream Puffs
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi is a version of a cream puff/ profiterole that has become quite popular in Paris over the past few years. Little balls of choux pastry topped with a “craquelin” topping (like a sweet shortcrust dough or, in this case, a brown sugar butter cookie dough) […]
Oven to Table
How are you doing out there? If you’re in the northern hemisphere, you’ll be rolling towards the end of the school year and the summer season. Whether this means you’ve got busy end of school-year activities on the go or you’re looking for quick and easy dinner solutions for the summer so you can get […]
French Fridays: French Appetizers
Yeah! Summer’s here (right? right? FINALLY!) and that can only mean one thing. Well, maybe two: #roseallday and #lheuredelapéro ! You’ll all know I am a huge fan of l’heure de l’apéro (though I am more likely to serve interesting French chips, cherry tomatoes and mixed nuts than make many items from scratch other than […]
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