Some thing we all strive for, or at least should strive for as we get older, is to know ourselves.
When I was younger I used to enjoy spending hours in the kitchen cooking. In the 2 or 3 or 4 hours leading up to … Continue reading.....
One could call this a Yorkshire Pizza Pie.
Or a Popover Pie.
Or a Savory Clafoutis.
It’s all basically the same batter, quickly whisked and poured over something or other.
It’s easy.
Which reminds me….. why do chefs continue to say that making Yorkshire pudding … Continue reading.....
France may be the home to over 500 cheeses but I don’t often see any that are smoked.
Maybe it’s because the preference seems to be for soft cheeses….
The other day, at my favorite Grand Frais, I found a Corsican smoked sheep’s milk cheese.… Continue reading.....
You may have heard of the classic French dish Steak au Poivre.
This isn’t it….
You may also have read my opinions on French steaks which is why I chose to do this with pork tenderloin.
French pork is excellent, succulent , and tender.
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This is additional information to my Privacy Policy (yes, I have one – you can find the link at the bottom of the blog page if you really care) to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) laws … Continue reading.....
A few months (or more) ago, mon beau-frère, who lives in Hawaii, sent me a simple recipe for Pasta with Sage and Carrots.
He knows how much mon mari (his brother) loves sage. Must be a family thing,,,,
Anyway….. I read it, liked it, … Continue reading.....
There was a time in the not-too-distant past when I bought cook books whenever we traveled.
Wait….
I still do that.
Except now I do it surreptitiously as someone, who shall remain nameless, thinks that I have more than enough cook books already.
When we … Continue reading.....
The Bread Baking Babes baked a Catalan bread this month….
Actually, it’s really more like a Catalan pizza.
After having lived in Andorra for 7 years, and spending lots of time in Catalonia, I was rather puzzled that I had never heard of ‘coques’.
Then … Continue reading.....
