We have these little dessert pots of mint-chocolate mousse that are sold by La Laitérie here in France, and while this is a pudding and not a mousse (the white chocolate mousse recipes don’t have egg whites) I did imitate the crunchy swirl of dark chocolate that is found in the commercial variety. You need 200 grams of white chocolate… Read More
Brussel sprouts, poor little dears. They get such a bad rap. Even I thought I’d have to stick this recipe with a little post I’m concocting called, “Kitchen Disasters” (along with the gluten-free pot pie, the leek and chèvre tart, and the celery root recipes, all of which made such beautiful pictures, but whose final results tasted so deplorably). I thought the… Read More
Duck is canard in French, and when you buy it in the store, it looks like this. In the States, duck is less common and is usually found in the freezer section of the grocery store – and it’s usually whole. Still, I thought it was time for a lesson in preparing duck, because once you open the package, you can… Read More
The original quiche recipe comes from the Lorraine region of France near Germany. Its earliest appearance dates back to 1373, but it was without the addition of bacon, which is now considered a must. The word quiche is probably from the Alsacian word kuche, and the German word kuchen, which means cake. Since the department of Lorraine borders the French department… Read More
I have a recipe for delicious flatbread crackers that are naturally gluten-free. I got the idea from growing up watching my mom make Indian parathas, and then from making communion bread with my teammate Kara in East Africa, where matzoh crackers were decidedly not available. So I still make them for when we have house church because I can’t eat… Read More
I tried rice salad for the first time when I came to France. I don’t think I realised such a thing existed, nor would I have considered it fit for a complete meal. But now . . . add a little cheese platter and a piece of fruit, and it’s a perfect meal for a summer day. It’s also perfect… Read More
