Hello Boxing Day! Are you wandering around, unsure what day of the week it is, wondering what you’re going to do with all those leftovers in your fridge? Chances are if you celebrated Christmas yesterday you might have a bit of leftover chicken or turkey and the thought of endless sandwiches for weeks is just … Read more
I’m not sure what went wrong with my version of this week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen. It *should* have been aioli – a simple homemade mayonnaise with loads of garlic and I’ve made mayonnaise before so I didn’t think it would pose a problem. So much so … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’ My Paris Kitchen is one one of my all-time favourite French dishes. Along with a goat’s cheese salad or a croque monsieur, it’s something I order pretty regularly when I’m in France. To the untrained eye, it might look like a simple dish – frisée … Read more
This post is sponsored by Gay Lea. We’re *this* close to March Break. As an elementary school teacher, I can tell you that my students can practically taste the holidays. And they’re not the only ones. It’s been a long week for us teachers with a day and an evening of parent-teacher interviews so the … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from My Paris Kitchen is a perfect example of how the book contains recipes, not for “French” food, per se, but for dishes influenced by other cultures that you see more and more of in Paris. Slaw is not something I’d typically think of when I think “Paris” … Read more
There’s nothing I like more than a big bowl of salad for dinner and with summer coming it’s becoming a more and more frequent dinner option. This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from My Paris Kitchen is a perfect example of what I like for dinner on a very hot day when I can’t be … Read more