American Pate Brisee
A wonderful pate brisee coming from an American recipe to make the classic American apple pie! It’s really good :-) Try it and see for yourself!
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Tag: butter
Butter is the star of French Cuisine but I do not use it so much (at least outside desserts) because I come from the Mediterranean Sea.
Nevertheless, when I use it, I cut down its quantity to strict minimum for all salty food and I try to do this also in desserts.
Try it at my dose!
Sachertorte
The Sachertorte in a mini version! It’s all about a chocolate dessert coming from Vienna with an apricot jam filling, and a chocolate ganache all over the top! It’s delicious and rather easy to make Give it a try
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Lasagna with summer squash and goat cheese
Lasagna with summer squash, goat cheese and mint! It’s a beautiful white version of lasagna thanks to the cheese béchamel sauce that assembles all ingredients into a perfect match! Give it a try!
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Basques Croquettes with Bayonne ham
Classic croquettes that we eat at the Pays-Basque and that are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside :-) It’s really nice and easy to make! Give them a try :-)
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Chocolate soup!
A chocolate soup coming from the Great French Chef Pierre Gagnaire because you really worth it! It’s very chocolaty and has some chocolate jellies and a hazelnut-walnuts crumble on top! You are going to enjoy it more that you can imagine!
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Moroccan Chicken Pastilla
This pastilla is made in three layers! In the bottom there is an onion sauce with fine herbs (parsley and cilantro), saffron and cinnamon! In the middle there is the chicken cooked into the onion sauce And at the top, there is a generous layer of almonds perfumed with orange blossom and cinnamon! It’s really splendid and worth the effort and the detour! Give it a try!
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Croissants for Christmas
These wonderful croissants for Christmas or for everyday are perfumed with gingerbread and have some orange confit! They are delicious and really worth the effort, especially for making the homemade croissant dough, because they are so special and unique!
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Earl Grey
This is a fine dessert that celebrates Earl Grey tea and it does it with great success. Prunes go very well with the rest of the ingredients, and the two biscuits (frangipane and lady fingers) go together wonderfully with the sabayon cream flavored with this fine tea!
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Roast Pork à la française
This is a very French and extraordinary roast pork with an extraordinary and light sauce! It’s cooked on top of veggies (carrots, onions and garlic) with white wine, thyme and bay leaf :-) Thanks to its way of cooking, it’s moist and tender and above all easy to make! It really worth the detour!
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Pommes Dauphines
Pommes dauphines are French potatoes made with potato puree and choux dough! They are briefly fried and get a quick time in the oven. They are really splendid! Crispy on the outside and moist in the inside! So particular and so French!
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