Anastasia’s chocolate and almond molten cake

Here is a very simple and quick recipe from a friend, to make a beautiful and really delicious individual dessert. Chocolate addicts will be delighted, and food lovers replete with this molten cake recipe. This half-baked little cake is so soft Lire la suite

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 Lire la suite

How to make a poultry or meaty broth

A simple recipe to make a good and tasty poultry or meaty broth Makes 5 cups of broth: 1 poultry or pieces of meat and bones 1 onion 1 carrot 1 leek 1 stalk celery 1 stalk parsley 1 stalk Lire la suite

Quick Peking duck breast

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 Lire la suite

Christmas tea

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 Lire la suite

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 Lire la suite

Golden broth and parmesan cheese cubes

I discovered this recipe in Italy. It comes from a family from Verona, and has been passed down from mother to daughter. It’s a very simple broth, but such a great comfort food ! It is absolutely perfect for winter, Lire la suite

Home made salted meat

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 Lire la suite

Roasted scallops with butter, parsley and garlic

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 Lire la suite