This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was one I’ve made many, many times before (in various iterations), including as a first meal when I arrived in Australia last week after a very long flight (NOT the version above!). It’s a French classic (so yes, there’s one in my […]
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French Fridays: Mushroom and bacon clafoutis
I’m happy to be a guest over on Mushrooms Canada, sharing a dish inspired by my summers in France – clafoutis but unlike the prune and Armagnac version I shared recently, this one is savoury! It’s been really hot lately here in the Southwest which means eating lighter and later, once the sun has gone […]
Armagnac, a primer (for #Winophiles)
This is a guest post written by Neil Phillips and participates in today’s Winophiles Twitter chat which is all about Southwest France and the wines from this region! See below for more details! Armagnac, Cognac, Brandy – what’s in a name? Southwest France produces two well-known brandies. While Cognac is certainly the more famous, it […]
French Fridays: Clafoutis, Southwest France style (for #Winophiles)
It’s le 14 juillet (Bastille Day for those of you who are not en France!). So what better way to celebrate French Fridays than with a quintessentially (Southwest) French dessert – with Armagnac and prunes! Our little rental home (maison de la fontaine) is situated in the heart of prune country (you might have heard […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Martine’s Gâteau de Savoie
This week, the Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi, was one I’ve been intrigued to make for quite a while. It’s the SIMPLEST of recipes – with just eggs, sugar, vanilla and flour – which is always great to have in your back pocket, right? A gâteau de Savoie is a French version […]
French Fridays: Vegetable soup with basil purée from My Paris Kitchen
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was a simple vegetable soup with a basil purée (pistou, like pesto but without the nuts) was one I made a few days before leaving for France and which I lived off for those few days for both lunches and dinner (quick […]
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