Light French style pancakes with beer

This is my favourite recipe for French style pancakes: the crepes. These are the pancakes I’ve always been baking with my mother, for every Candlemas, every Mardi Gras or any afternoon tea! I love the special taste of these pancakes Continue reading Light French style pancakes with beer→

Mother Raynal’s vegetable soup

When I was a student, my roommate used to come back from her weekends at her parents’ with a lot of food (so did I, actually). Her mother, worried about our health and to be sure we had the recommended Continue reading Mother Raynal’s vegetable soup→

Sweet crisp pastry dough and baking blind a tart shell

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→

Jerusalem artichoke purée

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→