Hi there ! today a new post sharing a recipe about a type of traditional French baguette called ‘la baguette viennoise’. It’s a baguette somewhere in between a brioche and a soft sandwich bread. Not too sweet, it can be eaten sweet with some jam or savory to make sandwiches. I personally find it’s easier… Continue reading Viennoise Baguette
Great fish patties with a flavor from the south of France! I had some fresh homemade puff pastry that I used and you will find the recipe here. But of course you can use store bought puff pastry instead! This is winter comfort food from back home. It went down really well with a veggie soup…miam… Continue reading Fish Patties à la Provençale
There’s no store bought puff pastry that can beat homemade puff pastry (la pâte feuilletée maison)! I don’t make it very often, but when I do, it does not last long in my fridge:) Making puff pastry sounds daunting, when actually, I classify it as medium in difficulty. The main challenge is the lack of dough… Continue reading Homemade Puff Pastry
This is one of my favorite soups, creamy and filling. For this mushroom soup, in France we tend to use the regular white mushrooms, which are called ‘les champignons de Paris’ in France …this stands for ‘the mushrooms of Paris’ 🙂 But if you are looking for a deeper, more intense flavor, you can choose to use creminis… Continue reading Mushroom Soup
This typical dish from Nice, in the south of France, consists of a dough, traditionally a yeast dough, topped with caramelized onions, anchovies and black olives. I much prefer this olive oil tart dough without yeast. It is much lighter and you don’t feel stuffed after a few slices. Ingredients: For the base: 40g/1.4oz. cold butter 60g/2oz. olive… Continue reading La Pissaladiere (Revisited!)
That’s a very festive dish that makes its way to everyone of my holiday dinners…the filled puff pastry shells or vol au vent as we call it in France. It is a puff pastry shell, filled with a béchamel sauce and topped with grated cheese, usually gruyere but cheddar can be used instead. To the béchamel sauce, we… Continue reading Filled Puff Pastry (Vol au Vent)
As promised, this is my warm and tangy carrot salad. Ingredients: 1 bunch of carrots, peeled & sliced 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 2 Tbsp. of chopped parsley 1 tsp. cumin powder 1/2 tsp. turmeric 1/2 lemon, juice and zest 1 Tbsp. olive oil salt, pepper to taste Preparation: Cook the carrots in hot salted boiling… Continue reading Warm & Tangy Carrot Salad
Today I present to you the asparagus quiche. Wonderful with a warm and tangy carrot salad, which I will share the recipe with you in my next post. Ingredients: For the base: 220g/1.75cups all-purpose flour 110g/1 stick cold butter, cubed 1/2 tsp. salt 1 Tbsp. ice cold water For the filling: 1 bunch green asparagus 2 eggs,… Continue reading Asparagus Quiche
It’s this time of the year when you need a thick and warm soup. One of my favorite is the asparagus soup. Here is the recipe… Ingredients: 1 large bunch of Asparagus (about 1lb.) 1 yellow onion, roughly shopped 1 medium carrot, peeled and sliced salt and black pepper ¼ tsp. dried oregano 3 cups… Continue reading Asparagus Soup
After all the desserts I’ve had this past Thanksgiving, I felt I needed a break…not from baking though. So I decided to go savory with a quiche ! It’s winter, and even in California the weather is getting cold, so this is French comfort food for you 🙂 I luuuv broccoli and being that I am… Continue reading Broccoli & Caramelized Onions Quiche
Brioche, Etc. 