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Duck is excellent, and it gives a change to your meals. It is a very tasty and juicy meat, and duck breast is particularly tender when perfectly cooked. Something I learnt from Gordon Ramsay’s great tips. And duck breast just Continue reading Quick Peking duck breast
Here is a great sweet crisp pastry dough recipe I learned at pastry school. You can use it for so many recipes: pumpkin pie, lemon pie, raw fruit tarts, frangipane tarts, and even cookies. Here, you don’t need any dried Continue reading Sweet crisp pastry dough and baking blind a tart shell
When cold winter comes and daylight becomes shorter, I love cocooning! Staying under the quilt or a tartan rug, with some hot chocolate or a mug of tea, reading an absorbing book or watching a cheesy movie. Key item to Continue reading Christmas tea
Wanna discover some new vegetables? Need some fresh ideas of side dishes to serve with meat or fish? Here is a very uncommon vegetable. Each time I cook some Jerusalem artichoke, I can hear my grandfather tell his stories: during Continue reading Jerusalem artichoke purée
This is a recipe used by the French sailors in Toulon, in order to preserve the meat for weeks while sailing during long periods. They use sea salt, like in the old times. This is a very simple and easy Continue reading Home made salted meat
This is a variation of my mother’s stuffed mussels: mussels stuffed with butter, parsley, garlic and bread crumbs, then grilled in the oven for few minutes. Delightful! In my neighborhood, we are very lucky to have an exceptional market with Continue reading Roasted scallops with butter, parsley and garlic