Gateau fromage blanc
When I was in France earlier this month, I had this cake for breakfast (not every day! just once). Sure, it was an indulgent treat…
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Pumpkin-chestnut soup
So all week I’ve been thinking about what to do with my chestnuts. As usual, this was taking place on a week where I barely…
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Candied plantains
I can’t really say why I got the urge to make plantains this morning. It wasn’t really pre-planned even though I planned enough to had…
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Cepes & leek soup
If you don’t often work with wild mushrooms, make sure you get ones you know – cepes are great – clean them thoroughly, and soak…
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Belated: ingredient of the month : apples!
Apologies for forgetting to post this some time ago, but October’s Ingredient of the Month is most definitely apples! They are in the prime of…
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Apple quince jelly
I got really excited about this apple quince jelly! I’ve never actually worked with apple quinces before now and they are an exciting new fruit,…
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Many apples, much coconut
So you know how I am trying to clean out my pantry before the big move? Well, I still have a LOT of a lot…
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Lazy Sunday
…. means eating creme de marrons with a spoon and contemplating what to do with my bagful of fresh chestnuts. Happy Sunday, everybody! ETA: Have…
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Far aux pruneaux d’Agen
I will say that you have to like prunes to like this dish. But who doesn’t like the sweetest Agen prunes nestled in delicious flan?…
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Spicy Vietnamese chicken noodle soup
I did eventually make it back from France and one of the first things I did was make the stock for this week’s French Fridays…
