Une tranche de vie
Here is a soup recipe with pearl barley. It is a specialty from Trentino Alto Adige, where my husband comes from. Of course, there is some speck in it, a very special sort of smokey bacon that is so tasty! This Continue reading Creamy Trentino soup with pearl barley and speck : orzetto alla trentina
We had a wonderful time at B&B Monte Lora in San Vito where we had a cooking demonstration with Lilly: we learnt how to make culurgiones, Sardinian ravioli with mint, potatoes and pecorino cheese. The dough is made with Continue reading Lilly’s culurgiones, Sardinian ravioli with mint and potatoes
This Swiss soup is such a comforting meal! I tried to guess the recipe after watching the movie-report “Quatre saisons pour un festin” from Jean-Paul Jaud about the chef Guy Savoy. All along the movie, we follow the chef during a whole year Continue reading Swiss soup with gruyere cheese
I just love eggs! Hard-boiled, soft-boiled, poached, fried, scrambled, omelet, they are just so good. Of course, it is very important to buy them organic and super fresh. You can really taste the difference when they are good quality eggs. Continue reading Breaded soft-boiled egg with herbs
Do you remember my Moroccan roomies from Barcelona and their amazing spicy recipes? Harira soup, Moroccan chicken, mint tea… Here is another of their recipes: lamb chwa. It is perfect for Easter time. And I think it would be so Continue reading Chwa, Moroccan lamb roast with cumin tomato sauce
Have you ever heard about broccoli rabe? In Italy, they call it broccoletti in Rome, cime di rapa in Apulia, rapini in Tuscany, mazzareddra in Sicily and friarielli in Naples. It is a green vegetable with bitter taste leaves and buds that look like small broccoli buds. Continue reading Turnip greens fusilli
I discovered Iceland during the summer 2016, the fire and ice land where nature is salvage and strong. During our trip, we slept at Marcela’s in Reyðarfjörður, a fjord on the East coast of Iceland. Marcela was very welcoming. She is Continue reading Marcela’s lemon and wholegrain mustard cod
I really wanted to share with you this deliciously soft and light molten chocolate cake recipe made with red Japanese azuki beans. It’s a very nice and gluten free recipe that will help you eat more legume, full of proteins Continue reading Molten chocolate cake with azuki beans
To create this dessert, I used my friend and pastry chef Gilles Bajolles‘ crème brûlée recipe which is so silky and creamy. And I infused some bay leaves in the cream like the chef Florent Ladeyn: I tasted his wonderful Flemish Continue reading Ultimate silky bay leaf crème brûlée
Last summer for my greatest joy, I went to the three-Michelin-stars Paul Bocuse restaurant for my 30th birthday, at Collonges-au-Mont-d’Or. The Auberge du Pont de Collonges has been three-starred for 50 years, it’s amazing! Well done Monsieur Paul. I feel Continue reading An evening at Monsieur Paul Bocuse’s