This week the Petits Chefs baked up a recipe I thought would be a nice one to introduce them to as we approach the Easter long weekend… Who doesn’t love savoury muffins? Especially ones stuffed with zucchini, prosciutto and goat cheese? Perfect for an Easter brunch, right? This particular version comes from Marie Asselin’s latest … Read more
The recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen is a baked cheesecake made with goat’s cheese and sour cream, known in France as a “tourteau”. I’ve made this before when we were cooking from Around my French Table and I remember it being delicious (though some of my guests thought it … Read more
It’s my last true French Friday for the summer – I’m headed home next week – so I thought I would share a recipe for one last clafoutis (another savoury one!). I’ve been on a bit of a clafoutis kick this summer – you might have seen my prune and Armagnac version, or perhaps the mushroom … Read more
This simple lentil salad for this week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was a bit of a lifesaver for me this past weekend. Packed with protein, it was a feature of my lunches and dinners over the course of a few days (and it got better with each day, … Read more
French cuisine image via Shutterstock. Summer holidays are *this* close… I’ve got three days left with the boys then a week of professional development/ meetings and then the school year wraps up. Um… how did we get here? This year (like every year, it seems) has passed in a flash (and more of a blur … Read more
Welcome to the second in a series of five posts where I’ll be putting a spin on some of Jamie Oliver’s healthy breakfast recipes, along with a group of Food Revolution Ambassadors around the world. For this post, we were tasked with switching up Jamie’s Mexican-Style Omelette Wrap, a thin omelette wrapped around a tomato … Read more