During these summer months, I am always keen to make fresh little salads to use as starters or side dishes. These go down a treat with meat and/or fish and they are perfect for picnics and/or barbecues. Last week, when I was in France, a friend of my dad made us a delicious cucumber salad, [...]
A couple of years ago, when my husband and I were only boyfriend and girlfriend, we got invited to a summer wedding in the beautiful town of Cognac. Yes this variety of brandy does take its name from a little French town, in the West of France. As a French person living in the UK since 9 [...]
La ratatouille is a traditional dish from Provence (southeastern France). It is quite a hard thing to explain but somehow, this mix of sun-kissed vegetables, olive oil and herbs can make you feel like in a ray of sunshine even on a rainy day. My children love this dish. They call it either "ratatouille" or "tatouille". [...]
Let's face it, looking after toddler twins and making daily home-cooked meals can be perceived as a challenge. For all the dishes which I cannot prepare ahead I tend to stick to 5-to-10-minute-preparation-time recipes. This 5-minute prawn curry takes 5 minutes to prepare and to cook all together so this is clearly a winner here! [...]
Endive is a really tasty and versatile vegetable, that we use a lot in French cuisine. To celebrate it I thought that I should share with you one of my favourite salad recipe (it is so straightforward that I am not really sure that this qualifies as a proper recipe but it is soooo delicious that it is well [...]
