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Nettle velouté with petit pois pesto Nettle velouté with petit pois pesto By Myfrenchkitchen 06/06/13 18:14 Unimaginable that nettle soup can be delicious and yet, it is! Once cooked, the stinging effect disappears completely and all that is left, is a dark green, flavorful soup. Stinging nettle grows everywhere, the sign of fertile soil, and costs nothing. So...
Basil stuffed strawberries..and bubbles at la fête de la fraise Basil stuffed strawberries..and bubbles at la fête de la fraise By Myfrenchkitchen 05/25/13 18:12 In the spirit of the fraise season and it being the fruit of our region, I trumped up these little strawberry helpings. Very versatile, they can be served as part of a buffet, or an ending to a meal as dessert, or with a cheese platter, or even an apéritif...
Friday Ambiance Friday Ambiance By Myfrenchkitchen 05/17/13 15:40 Je vous souhaite un trés bon weekend.. Have a great weekend with, or without friends, but definitely with good food and a good book and some exercise, like gardening! Next week’s post is all about the washing day. A chore we either hate..or love. If you...
Walnut tart …and a marché aux plantes(plant market) at Curemonte Walnut tart …and a marché aux plantes(plant market) at Curemonte By Myfrenchkitchen 05/13/13 18:45 I decided to make a walnut tart, even though it is actually an autumn dish which we make when our walnuts are harvested after summer. But here, we eat it throughout the year, because we love it. Tout simple. That’s it. Coming home from the marché aux plantes...
Biscuit de Savoie (cake)..and a handful of spring lilacs Biscuit de Savoie (cake)..and a handful of spring lilacs By Myfrenchkitchen 05/04/13 18:28 Biscuit de Savoie.. My hens, tiny as they are, provide us with a plenitude of eggs. As if that is not enough, the two geese, Sidonie et Aglaé, add their daily quota as well. I donate eggs left and right and we still end up with a surplus! I don’t complain..an...
Joyeux Pâques Joyeux Pâques By Myfrenchkitchen 03/30/13 15:00 To all my friends and readers and visitors, those who stop for a moment and those who pass right by…whatever you do during this Easter period, whichever way you celebrate it, or even ignore it…I wish you fun and joy, many chocolate Easter eggs, (may you...
Lemon cake… and an Easter spring is in the air Lemon cake… and an Easter spring is in the air By Myfrenchkitchen 03/29/13 16:11 Easter is spring time. Or spring is Eastertime.Whichever way, that is of course for us here in the Northern Hemisphere. Down south everybody is preparing for winter with their days beautiful and lazy with fall colors entering the scene. Because I am so...
Salmon, potato and mussel salad..and a contribution to pie-ography Salmon, potato and mussel salad..and a contribution to pie-ography By Myfrenchkitchen 03/18/13 15:11 Nothing makes a better salad than leftovers.During spring, when all attention is focused on the garden and restoration work on the house, all sorts of salads with leftover meats and fish and vegetables make life so much easier. It is also a time when I...
“Un bon séjour” in Paris and a tennis elbow “Un bon séjour” in Paris and a tennis elbow By Myfrenchkitchen 02/23/13 19:12 I spent a wonderful few days in Paris, staying with our children, dining with mon cheri at Atelier Maitre Albert for Valentines day and meeting up with a friend for a day’s browsing and lunching. Unfortunately I am presently struck down with an excruciating...
Velouté de butternut..and footprints in the snow Velouté de butternut..and footprints in the snow By Myfrenchkitchen 01/16/13 15:57 “Un rideau de flocons blancs ininterrompu miroitait sans cesse en descendant vers la terre; il effaçait les formes, poudrait les …Continue reading »
Goodbye to an old friend Goodbye to an old friend By Myfrenchkitchen 01/07/13 14:52 This morning I said goodbye to a trusted old friend. We lived through the worst of times and through the …Continue reading »
Old French story plates Old French story plates By Myfrenchkitchen 01/02/13 17:59 I call them story plates. Those who follow this site will know how much I love stories and storytelling. We …Continue reading »
Un Noël à la campagne: Apple turrets with amaretto sauce and joyeux Noël Un Noël à la campagne: Apple turrets with amaretto sauce and joyeux Noël By Myfrenchkitchen 12/24/12 13:54 This is the last post of our menu and it is with a touch of sadness that I say goodbye for now… I enjoyed sharing this menu with all of you and I enjoyed all the comments and visits and stories, kindness and care. Thank you! With this festive dessert I...
Un Noël à la campagne 4: Beef tournedos with bone marrow and steamed vegetable parcels Un Noël à la campagne 4: Beef tournedos with bone marrow and steamed vegetable parcels By Myfrenchkitchen 12/21/12 19:57 Et voilà! Le plat principal ( the main dish)! Beef tournedos with bone marrow and steamed vegetable parcels. The beef is local, from our Limousin department and couldn’t be more tender..it is cut from the filet and enjoyed with the marrow served on top,...
Un Noël à la campagne 3: Topinambours and chestnut velouté with wild mushroom croutons Un Noël à la campagne 3: Topinambours and chestnut velouté with wild mushroom croutons By Myfrenchkitchen 12/20/12 19:15 The entrée (starter) for this menu is A topinambour (Jerusalem artichokes) and chestnut velouté with wild mushroom croûtons. It has a wonderful woodsy flavor and finished off with a shaving of black truffle on the chanterelles mushrooms, it transports you...
Un noël à la campagne 2: Two-salmon and avocado terrine Un noël à la campagne 2: Two-salmon and avocado terrine By Myfrenchkitchen 12/19/12 19:48 We are at the amuse bouche of our Noël à la campagne menu…a two salmon and avocado terrine with a cream herb sauce. When hosting a dinner for guests or on special occasions like our Christmas dinner, I like to have an amuse bouche, a little surprise awaiting...
Un noël à la campagne 1: Marinated herring and litchi cups, and foie gras with mango toasts Un noël à la campagne 1: Marinated herring and litchi cups, and foie gras with mango toasts By Myfrenchkitchen 12/18/12 17:44 It is a crazy time, the end of the year. Whether winter or summer, it is Christmas, gifts, parties, holidays, celebrations…and food. thank goodness it only happens once a year. I have decided to propose a menu over the following 5 days. A series of posts...
Easy and quick caramel squares..and December chronicles 3: Backstage Easy and quick caramel squares..and December chronicles 3: Backstage By Myfrenchkitchen 11/29/12 19:37 Don’t you just love it when a recipe says in its first line..easy and quick? I definitely do! With these last three daily posts, I had to think of very quick and easy but still delicious recipes and it being a time of nostalgia, this little recipe came...
Quick fleur de sel grissinis..and Past Decembers, chronicles 2: tables Quick fleur de sel grissinis..and Past Decembers, chronicles 2: tables By Myfrenchkitchen 11/28/12 17:33 I like to nibble on a grissini with a glass of wine. It prevents the wine making me do stupid things.. Or dunk it in a cup of tomato soup, a gazpacho.. But frankly, the store bought grissini are awful. No matter how expensive or grand they are. They taste...
Vin chaud..and Decembers past, chronicles i: trees Vin chaud..and Decembers past, chronicles i: trees By Myfrenchkitchen 11/27/12 13:53 Vin chaud definitely has its place in our home during the winter months..which haven’t shown up yet..but I will be ready! It infuses the home with wonderful December flavors and cupping your hand around the glass, sipping slowly, truly brings it home. even...
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