This is a very quick shrimp and scallop recipe that uses reduced wine, butter, parmesan and sour cream. It makes your house smell like a five-star restaurant and it’s such a cinch to make. I have been meaning to share this recipe with you for a long time because it’s a favourite in our household. I know it’s not often… Read More
The Paris-Brest is a French pastry, created in 1910 (in Maisons Laffitte, by the way) by a pâtissier named Louis Durand. He was inspired by the cycling race from Paris to Brest, which was inaugurated in 1891. The pastry is round to represent the wheel of a bicycle. Although the Paris-Brest can be made up to 30 cm in diameter,… Read More
I modified this simple recipe from a French cookbook – Cusine d’Hiver (Winter Cooking) by Tomawak. I don’t think it’s traditionally French, given the fact that they include saffron, but it did look good. Using a skillet, you’ll need to brown 6 chicken breasts in olive oil, salt them, and set the meat aside. In a large saucepan, fry 4 shallots in more olive… Read More
I know, I know. No one wants a rich sweet dessert recipe the day after Christmas. Nonetheless, here it is because I’m not likely to make it again any time soon and I don’t want a perfectly delicious recipe to go to waste. You can pin it for next Christmas! 🙂 I used the Martha Stewart recipe and simplified it… Read More
You know when you have a day that looks like this … and you just want to have happy smells of cooking, warmth, and goodness inside? (Yes, that’s wind fiercely blowing those few leaves off the tree). Well, this risotto recipe should do the trick. You need special rice for risotto. It’s fatter – rounder than usual rice, and it should be… Read More
I once went on a blind date with a man who confessed he didn’t know what lentils were. I was perfectly ready for him to say he didn’t like them, but that he didn’t know what they were? From that hapless remark, I knew that our first date would be our last. It’s not that I love lentils so very… Read More
