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 [...]
Today I have had the amazing opportunity to guest post for my lovely friend and neighbour Katie Bryson. Have a look at her wonderful blog, Feeding Boys and a Firefighter, to discover a new French family classic recipe: les endives au jambon (ham wrapped endives gratin) amongst many other posts, which will delight your family.
This recipe was one of my mum’s favourite and so it is in our home. It is even more popular in ours that the quality of the salmon in the UK is just amazing. Saumon en papillote means salmon baked in parchment paper/aluminium foil. Even though the "en papillote" can sound quite fancy, this cooking [...]
